Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to . . . dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

France cannot be France without greatness.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

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