There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

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

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Take a dose of medicine once, and in all probability you will be obliged to take an additional hundred afterwards

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.

Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.