The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

Without cavalry, battles are without result.

In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors.

Go Sir, gallop and don't forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything but not time.

Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.