Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

The darkness is at its deepest. Just before the sunrise.

Let us read, and let us dance — these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

Whenever an important event, a revolution, or a calamity turns to the profit of the church, such is always signalised as the Finger of God.

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.