The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
Half of the people in the world are below average.
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
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.