The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.
All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.