Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.
The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.
The human race is governed by its imagination.
The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.