He who cannot look over a battlefield with a dry eye, causes the death of many men uselessly.

The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.

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

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

France will always be a great nation.