Half of the people in the world are below average.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.

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.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

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

An army marches on its stomach.