Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

There are two things you don't want to see being made - sausage and legislation.

Politics is no exact science.

One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.