Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Timid and cowardly soldiers cause the loss of a nation's independence; but pusillanimous magistrates destroy the empire of the laws, the rights of the throne, and even social order itself.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

Impossible is the word found only in a fool's dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible.