An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

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

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

For my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with heaven that idea of equality which prevents the rich from destroying the poor

I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them.

Neglect of duty does not cease, by repetition, to be neglect of duty.