War brings out thieves and peace hangs them.

To be feared is much safer then to be loved.

God and nature have thrown all human fortunes into the midst of mankind; and they are thus attainable rather by rapine than by industry, by wicked actions rather than by good. Hence it is that men feed upon each other, and those who cannot defend themselves must be worried.

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

He who desires or attempts to reform the government of a state and wishes to have it accepted, must at least retain the semblance of the old forms; so that it may seem to the people that there has been no change in the institutions, even though in fact they are entirely different from the old ones. For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities.

Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.

Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men.