I May Lose A Battle But I

What I Have Done Up To This Is Nothing. I Am Only At The Beginning Of The Course I Must Run. Do You Imagine That I Triumph In Italy In Order To Aggrandise The Pack Of Lawyers Who Form The Directory, And Men Like Carnot And Barras? What An Idea!

Never Depend On The Multitude, Full Of Instability And Whims; Always Take Precautions Against It.

When A Man Is A Favorite Of Fortune She Never Takes Him Unawares, And, However Astonishing Her Favors May Be, She Finds Him Ready.

Ability Has Nothing To Do With Opportunity.

To Make Yourself Understood To People, One Must First Speak To Their Eyes