There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.
England is a nation of shopkeepers.
Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.