Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

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.

Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to . . . dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.

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

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

I'm not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.