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.

It has been said by a certain general, that the first object in the establishment of an army ought to be making provision for the belly, that being the basis and foundation of all operations.

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.]

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to do what they please, and I am to do what I please.

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

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

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