Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

A man occupied with public or other important business cannot, and need not, attend to spelling

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the point of madness, and I cannot continue to be separated from her. If she no longer loved me, I would have nothing left to do on earth

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Victory belongs to the most persevering

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me