The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure.

Take a dose of medicine once, and in all probability you will be obliged to take an additional hundred afterwards

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But ... what will live forever, is my Civil Code.

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.