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.

A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes

True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination.

The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests.

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.