When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

If you (to General Bertrand) do not perceive that Jesus Christ is God, very well; then I did wrong to make you a general.

No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.

Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.