“My brother,” replied the French prince, “you ask me for a million,—me, who was never possessed of a quarter of that sum! I possess nothing. I am no more king of France than you are king of England. I am a name, a cipher dressed in fleur-de-lised velvet,—that is all. I am upon a visible throne; that is my only advantage over your Majesty. I have nothing; I can do nothing.”

Tor 5, NYI 4

guides who are the shame of religion

Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue.