I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.

Destiny urges me to a goal of which I am ignorant. Until that goal is attained I am invulnerable, unassailable. When Destiny has accomplished her purpose in me, a fly may suffice to destroy me.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.