Quotes
- Discussing with a British officer:
- "You French fight for money, while we British fight for honour."
- "Sir, a man fights for what he lacks the most."
- On spotting the much more powerful Kent:
- "The reward will only be fatter!"
- Construction of his grand terrace at his residence.
- Through Surcouf's actions he brought incredible wealth to St. Malo, it was said that Napoleon himself borrowed from the city's treasury to pay for his campaigns. Surcouf naturally had amassed a great deal of wealth in his escapades and wanted to make a terrace out of coins. He went to the Emperor himself and requested permission. Of course all currency had Napoleon's face on it and he disapproved of people treading over his visage. The great corsaire then clarified his plan with; "No my lord, they will not be treading upon your face."
- The large terrace was constructed with the coins stacked and then laid sideways so that the thin edge acted as the surface on which people walked.
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