To be a man is to feel that one's own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world.

He who must travel happily must travel light.

If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

Vain is the hope of finding pleasure in that which one has hitherto disdained; as when the warrior hopes to find pleasure in the joys of the sedentaries.

To become a man is to be responsible; to be ashamed of miseries that you did not cause.

Friendship is born from an identity of spiritual goals - from common navigation toward a star.

Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining it.