There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.