There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them.
I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.
I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.