I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.
Napoleon BonaparteIt must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.
Napoleon BonaparteIt is not necessary to prohibit or encourage oddities of conduct which are not harmful.
Napoleon BonaparteA battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
Napoleon Bonaparte