Quote collection
864 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"There is no Nation however small which had the right to set itself free, that has not rescued itself from the dishonour of obeying the Prince imposed by an enemy in the hour of victory."
"If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation"
"The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests."
"Age, habits of business and experience have modified many characters."
"Better to have a known enemy than a forced ally."
"We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them."
"All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity."
"Rigorous authority and justice are the kindness of kings."
"The most constant, the most powerful, and the most generous of all my enemies."
"Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England."
"In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything."
"We should wash our dirty linen at home."
"Liberty and equality are magical words."
"Diplomacy is the police in grand costume."
"God is on the side of the heaviest cannon."
"My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it."
"Prussia was hatched from a cannon-ball."
"Success is the most convincing talker in the world."
"True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination."
"Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others."