When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.

I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.

Adversity is the midwife of genius

Generals are not to be too scrupulous.

There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

Being in the Tuileries is not everything: what matters is to stay here.