A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall, but the noise remains, and will reach to other generations.

Power is what they like - it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs.

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

Success is the most convincing talker in the world.