Men, in general, are but great children.
Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.
To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.