When the Englishman speaks of national wealth he means the number of millionaires in the country.

All world-improvers are Socialists. And consequently there are no Classical world-improvers.

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.

A resolute leader who collects ten thousand adventurers about him can do as he pleases. Were the whole world a single Imperium, it would thereby become merely the maximum conceivable field for the exploits of such conquering heroes.

One cannot learn how to be creative by reading Marx. Either one is creative or one is not.

History is direction—but Nature is extension—ergo, everyone gets eaten by a bear.

Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.