“To think too long on what is past is to lose the moment at hand.”
“The best of life is when we dare to live again like children.”
“Sweet sounds the brook to ears that understand its song.”
“A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.”
“No time to wait till her mouth can enrich that smile her eyes began.”
“No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, and watch her feet, how they can dance.”
“No time to see, in broad daylight, streams full of stars, like skies at night.”
“No time to see, when woods we pass, where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.”
“No time to stand beneath the boughs and stare as long as sheep or cows.”
“What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.”
“In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.”
“Authority does not belong to me; it emanates from the people.”
“Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.”
“A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve.”
“I have heard your complaints, but I have my own.”
“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.”
“France has no friends, only interests.”
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men.”
“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”
“How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?”