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.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

To be believed make the truth unbelievable.

He who cannot look over a battlefield with a dry eye, causes the death of many men uselessly.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.