Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
Never relinquish the initiative.
In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
France has no friends, only interests.
Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.