A fool is only troublesome, a pedant insupportable.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.

From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.

A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.

Give Me a Turkish Army. I will Conquer world.

Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it.