All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.

Men are ruled by toys.

Terrorism, War & Bankruptcy are caused by the privatization of money, issued as a debt and compounded by interest.

To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.

There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.