God! How men of letters are stupid. |
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them. |
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be lighted |
Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting. |
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. |
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. |
High politic is only common sense applied to great things. |
History is a set of lies agreed upon. |
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. |
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. |
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. |
I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. |
I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get |
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up. |
I found the crown of France lying on the ground, and I picked it up with a sword. |