“There are no principles, only events. ”

“- We're winning!- Who is 'we', mon Prince?- Not a word! I will tell you tomorrow.”

“To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know.”

“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep”

“Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts.”

“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

“The control of events has been taken out of our hands...we have fallen into the mighty current of eternal principles-invisible forces-which are shaping and fashioning events as they wish, using us only as instruments to work out their own results in our national destiny.”