Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.

One must regard the hyphen as a blemish to be avoided whenever possible.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

Must is not a word to be used to princes! Little man, little man, if your late father were here he would never dare utter such a word.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.

Ces deux moities de Dieu, le pape et l'empereur!