"Il faut laver son linge sale en famille."

"From triumph to downfall is but a step. I have seen a trifle decide the most important issues in the gravest affairs."

"Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstac…"

"The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences."

"A congress of the powers is deceit agreed on between diplomats — it is the pen of Machiavelli combined with the scimi…"

"You Frenchmen, not content with having robbed us of everything we held dear, have also corrupted our character. The a…"

"It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qua…"

"Hand weapons were the main weapons of the ancients; it is with his short sword that the legionary conquered the world…"

"My waking thoughts are all of thee. Your portrait and the remembrance of last night's delirium have robbed my senses …"

"Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it."