All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.
A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.
Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.