The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its inhabitants, in their toil and industry.
War,--the trade of barbarians!
In war it is not men, but the man who counts.
I start out by believing the worst
When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.
Machiavelli is right: one always must live with one's friends with the idea that they may turn into one's enemies. He should have said, with everyone.