Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.
The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.
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.
Without cavalry, battles are without result.
Rashness succeeds often, still more often fails.
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.