Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.

Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.

What do you take me for, an idiot?

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.