Soldiers! Forty Centuries Behold You!

Conquests Will Come And Go But Delambre's Work Will Endure.

Malice Delights To Blacken The Characters Of Prominent Men.

The Allies We Gain By Victory Will Turn Against Us Upon The Bare Whisper Of Our Defeat.

If You Wage War, Do It Energetically And With Severity. This Is The Only Way To Make It Shorter And Consequently Less Inhuman.

All The Great Captains Have Performed Vast Achievements By Conforming With The Rules Of Art--by Adjusting Efforts To Obstacles.