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...

Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Nothing need be apprehended from this miserable adventurer.

Nothing is lost as long as courage remains.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.