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

Friendship is but a name. I love no one.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world.

How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?

It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.

We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.