God is on the side with the best artillery.

Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.

The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.

Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander.

I would kiss a man’s arse if I needed him.

Great men are never cruel without necessity.

To extraordinary circumstances we must apply extraordinary remedies.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.