The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

Theology is the logic of the Devil.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.