What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.