A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.
Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.
The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all.