What we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols.

Truth possesses within herself a penetrating force, unknown alike to error and falsehood. I say 'truth' and you understand my meaning. For the beautiful words truth and justice need not to be defined in order to be understood in their true sense.

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

A good critic is the man who describes his adventures among masterpieces.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.