To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.

I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God.

The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.

A prince should suspect everything.

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.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.