"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“Friendship is but a name. I love no one.”

“I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.”

“An empty throne always tempts me.”

“We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.”

“In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others. The reference is to Admiral John Byng, who was executed in 1757 for failing to prevent the French from taking Minorca.”

“I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.”

“(A ruler) cannot and should not keep his word when to do so would go against his interests or when the reason he pledged it no longer holds.”

“Wise kings wear shabby clothes, and leave the gold lace to the drum major.”

“The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more 'think-ful' about the contribution of others, they would be more 'thankful' to them.”