Being in the Tuileries is not everything: what matters is to stay here.

The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.

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

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me

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

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.