I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.

Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.