Who said "Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."?

This quote is attributed to Napoléon III.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas. - Napoléon III

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

Napoléon III Death

Military Emperor French 1808–1873

"Man can do anything he sets his mind to."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."