The worse the man, the better the soldier.

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.

Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world.

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.