He who laughs last didn't get the joke.
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
One cannot govern with 'buts'.
No, I'm not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
It's better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.