The prince exults whomever he selects as his consort, but the queen, rather than elevating the subject of her choice, humiliates him as a man. By all that is right, a man is not intended to be the husband of his wife, but a woman is to be her husband's wife.

To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.

Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.

The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.

In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.

A man may welcome his beloved with circumstance, but a woman's love and her concern for his well-being are discreet.

Do not push so fast ahead, do slow down a bit! Otherwise you won't catch up with yourselves.