A beautiful woman like eyes, and a good heart; One is a beautiful thing, and other treasures.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

I believe love to be hurtful to society, and to the individual happiness of men. I believe, in short, that love does more harm than good.

In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.

To listen to the interests of all marks an ordinary government; to foresee them marks a great government.

Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.

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