As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.