He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.

We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.

It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

Religion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!

In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.