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.

In Russia there are no roads - only areas.

The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

God has decreed that there be sick and poor in this world, but in the next it will be the other way around.

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.