Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?
Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
Revolutions are like the most noxious dungheaps, which bring into life the noblest vegetables.
Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying himself.
Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.