The right of commanding is no longer an advantage transmitted by nature; like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage.
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
True power and true politeness are above vanity.
How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant hypocrite.
Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.
The opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law.