Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings.

They say that kings are made in the image of God. If that is what he looks like, I feel sorry for God.

A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to protect every point, while those who are better acquainted with their profession, having only the capital object in view, guard against a decisive blow, and acquiesce in small misfortunes to avoid greater.

We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills.

Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings.

Rascals, do you want to live forever?

It is your attitude, and the suspicion that you are maturing the boldest designs against him, that imposes on your enemy.