A faithful friend is the true image of the Deity.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all.
The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.
Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.
All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.