Immorality, I know. Immortality, I cannot judge.

To make war upon rebellion is messy and slow, like eating soup with a knife.

An opinion can be argued with; a conviction is best shot. The logical end of a war of creeds is the final destruction of one, and Salammbo is the classical text-book instance.

Your success will be proportioned to the amount of mental effort you devote to it.

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.