“I wish I could take a raincheck on June 18.1815”

“It's not the size of the army but the power within the army.”

“The heart of a statesman should be in his head.”

“My enemies make appointments at my tomb.”

“The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.”

“You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything.”

“The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.”

“The criminal type is the type of the strong human being under unfavorable circumstances: a strong human being made sick.”