Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.

Adversity is the midwife of genius

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

It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.

The only victory over love is flight.

My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it.