Men like M. de Talleyrand are like sharp instruments with which it is dangerous to play.
The obvious is always least understood.
It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them.
Error has never approached my spirit.
The word 'freedom' means for me not a point of departure but a genuine point of arrival. The point of departure is defined by the word 'order.' Freedom cannot exist without the concept of order.
When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold.