All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.
A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.
Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes
Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.
The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying.
A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.
I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement.
Ordinary men died, men of iron were taken prisoner: I only brought back with me men of bronze.
Leaders deal in hope.
Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.
Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful!
Leaders have to be dealers in hope.
Democracy, if it is reasonable, limits itself to giving everyone an equal opportunity to compete and to obtain.
Whatever misanthropists may say, ingrates and the perverse are exceptions in the human species.
The life of a citizen is the property of his country.
At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.
When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.
In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.
In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph.
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