If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.