Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse.
Source: A Mencken Chrestomathy, Sententiae: The Citizen and the State, 1949.
-- H L Mencken, (Sep 12 1880-1956), US editor, satirist; He is known for his biting satire, insults, and debunking in The American Mercury, 1924-33.