It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.
I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.
The English have no exaulted sentiments. They can all be bought.
A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.