In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality

Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.