Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself.
In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best.
There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich.
The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
Cossacks are the best light troops among all that exist. If I had them in my army, I would go through all the world with them.
My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.
In war, as in politics, no evil - even if it is permissible under the rules - is excusable unless it is absolutely necessary. Everything beyond that is a crime.
The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.
The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war.
I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.
Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.
Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.
Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation.
War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.
A mathematician of the first rank, Laplace quickly revealed himself as only a mediocre administrator; from his first work we saw that we had been deceived. Laplace saw no question from its true point of view; he sought subtleties everywhere; had only doubtful ideas, and finally carried the spirit of the infinitely small into administration.
International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents.
History paints the human heart.
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?
I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?
I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.
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.
The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.
A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.
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