The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.

To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.

A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

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

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Timid and cowardly soldiers cause the loss of a nation's independence; but pusillanimous magistrates destroy the empire of the laws, the rights of the throne, and even social order itself.

Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards.