The distance is nothing it is only the first step that costs

The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.

Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses

Shallow men speak of the past; wise men of the present and fools of the future

La distance n'y fait rien; il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte. - Distance doesn't matter; it is only the first step that is difficult.

What more would you have? He has invented history. [Fr., Que voulez-vous de plus? Il a invente l'histoire.]