Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.

Take what you want, and pay for it.

Some men […] choose to seek greatness, while others are forced to it. It is always better to choose than to be forced. A man who is forced is never completely his own master. He must dance on the strings of those who forced him.

Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.

Facing them (men) with knives and spears was much easier than loving them, much easier.

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.