It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.

I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers

Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of men;.... Consequently, it may be repressed with impunity. Equality, on the other hand, pleases the masses.

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.