I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

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

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

Fashion condemns us to many follies, the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

Being in the Tuileries is not everything: what matters is to stay here.