A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

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.

It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.

Good intelligence is nine-tenths of any battle.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war

An army marches on its stomach.