One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

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

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

An army marches on its stomach.

It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.