Treason is a matter of dates.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.

I believe love to be hurtful to society, and to the individual happiness of men. I believe, in short, that love does more harm than good.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.