I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

It is better to have a bad method than to have none.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.