Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.
In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.
Clever policy consists in making nations believe they are free.
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.
War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.