It is the fashion these days to make war, and presumably it will last a while yet.

It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

Christianity - An old metaphysical romance, filled with marvels, contradictions, and absurdity, born in the ardent imagination of Orientals, has spread into our Europe. Enthusiasts have purveyed it, careerists have pretended to accept it, imbeciles have believed it.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Man is made for error; it enters his mind naturally, and he discovers a few truths only with the greatest effort.