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.

Leaders deal in hope.

Every French soldier carriers a marshal's baton in his knapsack.

The word impossible is not French.

The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.