A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

Liberty is the right to discipline ourselves in order not to be disciplined by others

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning a ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe.

A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.

War is too serious to be entrusted to generals

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.