Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

Impatience is a great obstacle to success; he who treats everything with brusqueness gathers nothing, or only immature fruit which will never ripen.

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.

Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying himself.

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

In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.