The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

There is a joy in danger.

I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.

For my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with heaven that idea of equality which prevents the rich from destroying the poor

One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.