Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.
Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.
There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.