If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.

There are three kinds of brains: One understands of itself, another can be taught to understand, and the third can neither understand to itself or be taught to understand.

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained.

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense.