When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.
A prince should suspect everything.
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but the Russians showed themselves worthy of being invincible.
A good sketch is better than a long speech.