Perceiving that the time was not yet favourable for such a purpose, he said to me, on the 29th of January 1798, "Bourrienne, I do not wish to remain here; there is nothing to do.

They are unwilling to listen to anything.

I see that if I linger here, I shall soon lose myself.

Everything wears out here; my glory has already disappeared.

This little Europe does not supply enough of it for me.