France is revolutionary or she is nothing at all. The revolution of1789 is her political religion.

History teaches everything, even the future.

The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.

Exquisite beauty resides rather in the female form than face, where it is also more lasting.

France is revolutionary or she is nothing at all. The revolution of1789 is her political religion.

The impartiality of history is not that of the mirror, which merely reflects objects, but of the judge, who sees, listens, and decides.

Joy is a flame which association alone can keep alive, and which goes out unless communicated.