Well then, I will tell you. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and I myself have founded great empires; but upon what did these creations of our genius depend? Upon force. Jesus alone founded His empire upon love, and to this very day millions will die for Him...

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

All religions have been made by men.

The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.

Imagination rules the world.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

The advancement and perfection of mathematics are ultimately connected with the prosperity of the state.

Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance.