The Emperor wished England to restore to France the colonies which she bad captured since the commencement of the war, that Russia should restore to(o) the Porte Moldavia and Wallachia, which she then occupied; in short, he acted upon the advice which some tragedy-king gives to his ambassador: "Demand everything, that you may obtain nothing."
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon by Various

Absurdity of interfering with trifles Admired him more for what he had the fortitude not to do Always proposing what he knew could not be honourably acceded to An old man's blessing never yet harmed any one Animated by an unlucky zeal Buried for the purpose of being dug up Calumny such powerful charms Cause of war between the United States and England Conquest can only be regarded as the genius of destruction Demand everything, that you may obtain nothing Die young, and I shall have some consolatory reflection Every time we go to war with them we teach them how to beat us
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon by Various

Paul's injunction, then, might be expressed: Owe all men, that you may owe none; owe everything, that you may owe nothing.
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther