Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
When one meddles with the direction of a revolution, the problem is not how to make it go but how to keep it under control.Collection: Revolution
To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.Collection: Essence
Nothing is impossible to the man who willCollection: Men
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.Collection: Emotional
I shall make it my chief business to see that the [royal] executive power has its place in the constitution.Collection: Executive Power
If honesty did not exist, we ought to invent it as the best means of getting rich.Collection: Honesty
None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.Collection: Strength
Love has the power of making you believe what you would normally treat with the deepest suspicion.Collection: Love
War is the national industry of Prussia.Collection: War
Short absence quickens love; long absence kills it.Collection: Love
I know you will guess all I leave unsaid.Collection: Unsaid
I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world.Collection: Beach
Never let me hear that foolish word again.Collection: Jargon