I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

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The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.