“It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory”

To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.

An army marches on its stomach.

I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

War is the business of barbarians.

It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.

As a rule it is circumstances that make men.

There shall be no Alps.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Man made God in his own image.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means

Another man’s success should never make you mad.

I’m a man, not a puppet so I dance recklessly like a dog free of the chain.

No man is great if he thinks he is.

I never met a man I didn’t like.

Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

Religion, social status, and property are all sources of power and authority which one man has, to control the liberty of another.