I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.

It is quite rare for God to provide a great man at the necessary moment to carry out some great deep, which is why when this unusual combination of circumstance does occur, history at once records the name of the chosen one and recommends him to the admiration of posterity.

Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.

That is a dream also; only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate?

There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when th sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime.

It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.

But Valentine, why despair, why always paint the future in such sombre hues?" Maximilien asked. "Because, my friend, I judge it by the past.