Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

Remember the story of the Spanish prisoner. For many years he was confined in a dungeon... One day it occurred to him to push the door of his cell. It was open; and it had never been locked.

It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them.

Un pesimista ve la dificultad en cada oportunidad; un optimista ve una oportunidad en cada dificultad

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.

If you travel the earth, you will find it is largely divided into two classes of people-people who say 'I wonder why such and such is not done" and people who say "Now who is going to prevent me from doing that thing?"

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do not flaunt it. Laugh a little and teach your men to laugh--get good humor under fire--war is a game that's played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.