Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they're less than women.

I am going to seek a grand perhaps.

Bring down the curtain, the farce is over

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.

I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.

One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man.