From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.

Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.

Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes

In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. The line of battle once established, the one who has the ability to concentrate an unlooked for mass of artillery suddenly and unexpectedly on one of these points is sure to carry the day.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

From first to last, Jesus is the same; always the same--majestic and simple, infinitely severe and infinitely gentle.