To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence
Our occasional madness is less wonderful than our occasional sanity.
One real world is enough.
The constant demands of the heart and the belly can allow man only an incidental indulgence in the pleasures of the eye and the understanding.