Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.