He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.

I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.

I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.