I have seen only yoU, I have admired only yoU, I desire only You

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

People take England on trust, and repeat that Shakespeare is the greatest of all authors. I have read him: there is nothing that compares Racine or Corneille: his plays are unreadable, pitiful.

Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

A nation recruits men more easily than it can retrieve its honour.