Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
Promptly improve your accidents.
All religions have been made by men.
I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets.
The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.
In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.