It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
I made all my generals out of mud.
When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
Half of the people in the world are below average.
All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.