History is the invention of historians.
All religions have been made by men.
If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation
The heart of a statesman should be in his head.
The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.