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

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.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

There are two levers for moving men — interest and fear.

I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Better to have an open enemy, than hidden friends.