I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get.

Patriotism is a word which represents a noble idea.

You cannot treat with all the world at once.

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

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.

Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.

From triumph to downfall is but a step. I have seen a trifle decide the most important issues in the gravest affairs.