Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?

In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.

Agriculture is the soul and chief support of empires; industry produces riches and the happiness of the people; exportation represents the superabundance, and good use of both.

In war it is not men, but the man who counts.

A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

The advance and perfecting of mathematics are closely joined to the prosperity of the nation.