I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.

You don't govern men who don't have religion, you shoot them.

It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose,... when I want any good head-work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.