The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.

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.

One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.

In war, discipline can do more than fury.

Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine...We work in the Dark, to serve the Light.

The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.

A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity.