In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.

You cannot drag a man's conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth.

Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all.

Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me and accepted all my views, were those who did me the most injury.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

The practice of law sharpens the mind by making it narrow.