If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Treason is a matter of dates.