I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.

My decision to destroy the authority of the blacks in Saint Domingue (Haiti) is not so much based on considerations of commerce and money, as on the need to block for ever the march of the blacks in the world.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Go Sir, gallop and don't forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything but not time.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.