I was too young to know how to love her.

A man has many parts, he is virtually everything, and you are free to select in him that part which pleases you.

The injustice of defeat lies in the fact that its most innocent victims are made to look like heartless accomplices. It is impossible to see behind defeat, the sacrifices, the austere performance of duty, the self-discipline and the vigilance that are there - those things the god of battle does not take account of.

The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in the match we play with men. Appearances decide our gains or losses and the points are trumpery. And a mere semblance of defeat may hopelessly checkmate us.

If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine.

In every crowd are certain persons who seem just like the rest, yet they bear amazing messages.

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.