If Napoleon was Napoleon after the failure of the expedition to Russia, Napoleon after the Battle of Waterloo was not Napoleon. After the failure of the expedition to Russia, Napoleon quickly returned to Paris and stabilized the chaotic situation. He organized troops to fight against the Russian army, and won several small victories, but then the anti-French Coalition forces hit Napoleon's troops hard in Germany, and he had to retreat from Leipzig to the French border. After Napoleon arrived in Paris, he began to prepare new troops to deal with the attacks of European countries that were advancing towards France. However, due to the general trend, it ended in failure and had to abdicate and stay in Elba for the time being. Taking advantage of people's surprise, he returned to France to organize troops to regain lost power. However, when the French army was defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon lost everything forever. He even tried to kill himself, but it didn't work. Waterloo's failure made him lose all interest and just wait. He has decided to do nothing. At this time, Napoleon couldn't get up again and again. His famous words used to be for Napoleon, but now all the glory is in the past.
Napoleon said this sentence to encourage others, because he never thought that failure would be associated with his name. However, Napoleon in victory said this sentence, and Napoleon in defeat really understood it. The final failure does not mean that the previous efforts are meaningless, which is why Napoleon has always been a hero in people's hearts. Tagore once said: "The sky left no trace of me, but I flew over." As long as we are willing to fly, we still care about the result!