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

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

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

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

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.

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.

Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.