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.
The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.
We should wash our dirty linen at home.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.