“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.”

“I was born free as Caesar; so were you”

“I must have libertyWithal, as large a charter as the wind,To blow on whom I please, for so fools have.”

“What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts, and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?”