One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world.

Fashion condemns us to many follies, the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

Everything is more or less organized matter. To think so is against religion, but I think so just the same.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose,... when I want any good head-work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.