Be more than you seem to be.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.

A German singer! I should as soon expect to get pleasure from the neighing of my horse.

Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score

Every man has a wild beast within him.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair.