Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.
Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl.
It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.
An educated people can be easily governed.
I am up and about when I am ill, and in the most appalling weather. I am on horseback when other men would be flat out on their beds, complaining. We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills.
All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]