All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.

I have noticed in every campaign that I have fought-that there is a key segment of time, somewhere between 13 and 15 minutes in which the battle is won or lost. I focus on that segment of time, and I win.

In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors.

If you know a country's geography, you can understand and predict its foreign policy.

Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.

Generals are not to be too scrupulous.

Nothing renders a nation so despicable as religious despotism.