A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.

If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.

Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me and accepted all my views, were those who did me the most injury.

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

All the great captains have performed vast achievements by conforming with the rules of art--by adjusting efforts to obstacles.

The best medicine against the grapes of wrath is a whiff of grapeshot