Whatever you ardently and passionately desire, that you obtain.
Let the path be open to talent.
The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.