Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.

History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.

Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents

The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

What do you take me for, an idiot?

Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.