“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”

“What is a throne? — a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state— I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public—people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.”

“I have seen only yoU, I have admired only yoU, I desire only You”

“The only victory over love is flight.”

“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”

“Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”

“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”