One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

These people really aim very badly.