Do Not Talk To Me Of Goodness,

I Am Conquered Less By Fortune Than By The Egotism And Ingratitude Of My Companions In Arms.

I Pay Attention Only To What People Do Or Say. I Never Pay Attention To What They Think.

A Leader Has The Right To Be Beaten, But Never The Right To Be Surprised.

Music, Of All The Liberal Arts, Has The Greatest Influence Over The Passions, And It Is That To Which The Legislator Ought To Give The Greatest Encouragement.

A King Is Sometimes Obliged To Commit Crimes; But They Are The Crimes Of His Position.