Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.
How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
History is the invention of historians.
The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.