You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

France needs nothing so much to promote her regeneration as good mothers.

Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.

Medicines are only fit for old people.