To A Father Who Loves His Children

Lack Is More In Means, Than In Principles.

In My Youth I, Too, Entertained Some Illusions; But I Soon Recovered From Them.

A Legislator Must Know How To Take Advantage Of Even The Defects Of Those He Wants To Govern. The Art Consists In Making Others Work Rather Than In Wearing Oneself Out.

War Is The Business Of Barbarians.

Send Me 300 Francs; That Sum Will Enable Me To Go To Paris. There, At Least, One Can Cut A Figure And Surmount Obstacles. Everything Tells Me I Shall Succeed. Will You Prevent Me From Doing So For The Want Of 100 Crowns?