The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so.
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
They really are bad shots.
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.