“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.”

“Have you not love enough to bear with me, when that rash humor which my mother gave me makes me forgetful.”

“Faults that are rich are fair.”

“A human being should beware how he laughs, for then he shows all his faults.”