(On the physiological differences between the English and the French.)--Madame de Remusat, I., 273, 392: "You, Frenchmen, are not in earnest about anything, except, perhaps, equality, and even here you would gladly give this up if you were sure of being the foremost....

The hope of advancement in the world should be cherished by everybody....

Keep your vanity always alive The severity of the republican government would have worried you to death.
What started the Revolution?
Vanity.

What will end it?
Vanity, again.
Liberty is merely a pretext."-- III., 153 "Liberty is the craving of a small and privileged class by nature, with faculties superior to the common run of men; this class, therefore, may be put under restraint with impunity; equality, on the contrary, catches the multitude."-- Thibaudeau, 99: "What do I care for the opinions and cackle of the drawing-room?
I never heed it.

I pay attention only to what rude peasants say." His estimates of certain situations are masterpieces of picturesque concision.