Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword.

More from Richelieu

• Ambition has no risk.
• In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no such word As “fail.”
• Our glories float between the earth and heaven Like clouds which seem pavilions of the sun.
• Take away the sword; States can be saved without it.
• You speak As one who fed on poetry.
• A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.