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Death without phrases. [Lat., La mort sans phrase.] - voting for the death of Louis XVI, but denied by him [Death] Gentlmen, we have a master; this young man does everything, can do everything and will do everything. [Fr., Messieurs, nous avons un maitre, ce jeune homme fait tout, peut tout, et veut tout.] - attributed to, referring to Bonaparte [Character] I existed. [Fr., J'ai vecu.] - when asked what he did during the Reign of Terror, see Mignet "Notices Hist.", I, 81 [War] I have survived. [Fr., J'ai vecu.] - after the Reign of Terror, when asked what he had done. [Life] A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots. [Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.] - Note to Mirabeau, said of France [France]
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