When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.

Machiavelli is right: one always must live with one's friends with the idea that they may turn into one's enemies. He should have said, with everyone.

I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

Liberty and equality are magical words.

There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

Equality should be the chief basis of the education of youth.