Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.
The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
He who cannot look over a battlefield with a dry eye, causes the death of many men uselessly.
The word impossible is not French.
Impatience is a great obstacle to success; he who treats everything with brusqueness gathers nothing, or only immature fruit which will never ripen.