The Purely Defensive Is Doomed To Defeat.

A Fool Is Only Troublesome, A Pedant Insupportable.

Against Attempts On My Life, I Trust In My Luck, My Good Genius, And My Guards.

Courage Isn't Having The Strength To Go On - It Is Going On When You Don't Have Strength.

The Art Of War Is To Gain Time When Your Strength Is Inferior.

What Is A Throne? - A Bit Of Wood Gilded And Covered In Velvet. I Am The State- I Alone Am Here The Representative Of The People. Even If I Had Done Wrong You Should Not Have Reproached Me In Public - People Wash Their Dirty Linen At Home. France Has More Need Of Me Than I Of France.