There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich.

Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.

As a rule it is circumstances that make men.

In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.

The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.

Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked ... Since one must take sides, one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than to be eaten.

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.