As to your Newton, I confess I do not understand his void and his gravity; I admit he has demonstrated the movement of the heavenly bodies with more exactitude than his forerunners; but you will admit...
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
He who defends everything defends nothing.
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
I love an opposition that has convictions.
Every man must get to heaven his own way.
It is impossible to imitate Voltaire without being Voltaire.
An educated people can be easily governed.
A prince ... is only the first servant of the state, who is obliged to act with probity and prudence. ... As the sovereign is properly the head of a family of citizens, the father of his people, he ou...
Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score