It's impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

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.

Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.

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