War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.

The meaning of words had no longer the same relation to things... Reckless daring was held to be loyal courage; prudent delay was the excuse of a coward; moderation was the disguise of unmanly weakness; to know everything was to do nothing. Frantic energy was the true quality of man.

And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.

You shouldn't feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven't tasted, but for the one you are about to lose

They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.

I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.

The secret of freedom, courage.