To know how to wait. It is the great secret of success.

The concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man. Thanks to number, the cry becomes a song, noise acquires rhythm, the spring is transformed into a dance, force becomes dynamic, and outlines figures.

A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none.

Nothing is necessary except God, and nothing is less necessary than pain.

Every country has the government it deserves.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

Christianity was preached by ignorant men and believed by servants, and that is why it resembles nothing ever known.