Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.
In these days the invention of printing, and the diffusion of knowledge, render historical calumnies a little less dangerous: truth will always prevail in the long run, but how slow its progress!
A good sketch is better than a long speech.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.