No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.

Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.

And the ones who would not make war? Can they stop it?

There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.

Fish," he said, "I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.

No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one. You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.