A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.

The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its inhabitants, in their toil and industry.

I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion. Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority who tells him to.

I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.