True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.

Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!

Revolutions are like the most noxious dungheaps, which bring into life the noblest vegetables.

Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals.

Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.

The word impossible is not French.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.