Of all the peoples of Europe, Spaniards disgust me the least.

How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?

A fool is only troublesome, a pedant insupportable.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Whatever misanthropists may say, ingrates and the perverse are exceptions in the human species.

War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.