Speeches Pass Away, But Acts Remain.

The Purely Defensive Is Doomed To Defeat.

There Is Only One Favorable Moment In War; Talent Consists In Knowing How To Seize It.

The Allied Powers Having Proclaimed That The Emperor Napoleon Is The Sole Obstacle To The Re-establishment Of Peace In Europe, He, Faithful To His Oath, Declares That He Is Ready To Descend From The Throne, To Quit France, And Even To Relinquish Life, For The Good Of His Country.

The Human Race Is Governed By Its Imagination.

One Must Change One's Tactics Every Ten Years If One Wishes To Maintain One's Superiority.