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

Generals cannot be trusted with anything, not even with war.

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.

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action.

What can a mere French minister do when associated with Lloyd George, who thinks he is Napoleon, and Woodrow Wilson, who thinks he is Jesus Christ?

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.

What is said behind my back is said to my ass.