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.

Jesus Chris was more than man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

Of all the peoples of Europe, Spaniards disgust me the least.

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

Adversity is the midwife of genius