The French complain of everything, and always.

The unwilling soldier will do anything to fight for a useless fabric piece of ribbon.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.