To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

Agriculture is the soul and chief support of empires; industry produces riches and the happiness of the people; exportation represents the superabundance, and good use of both.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.