History is written by the winners.
One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.
God is on the side of the heaviest cannon.
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.
The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.