Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.

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

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.