To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.
Oh well, no matter what happens, there's always death.
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.
Equality should be the chief basis of the education of youth.
Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.