My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But ... what will live forever, is my Civil Code.

Power is what they like - it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs.

True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.

No amount of money will induce someone to lay down their life, but they will gladly do so for a bit of yellow ribbon.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success.

It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.