I have often regretted what I have eaten, but never what I have drunk.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.

The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.

This policy cannot succeed through speeches, and shooting-matches, and songs; it can only be carried out through blood and iron.

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

My subject is my life, and my life is my subject.