The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all.
Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
A Constitution should be short and obscure.
Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors.