War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.

Our credulity is a part of the imperfection of our natures. It is inherent in us to desire to generalize, when we ought, on the contrary, to guard ourselves very carefully from this tendency.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

A prince should suspect everything.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.