In war it is not men, but the man who counts.
Being in the Tuileries is not everything: what matters is to stay here.
A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.
The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.
Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.