If I Had To Choose A Religion,

France Always Has Plenty Men Of Talent, But It Is Always Deficient In Men Of Action And High Character.

The Admiral Needs Only One Science, That Of Navigation. The General Needs All The Sciences.

A Leader Has The Right To Be Beaten, But Never The Right To Be Surprised.

Among So Many Conflicting Ideas And So Many Different Perspectives, The Honest Man Is Confused And Distressed And The Skeptic Becomes Wicked ... Since One Must Take Sides, One Might As Well Choose The Side That Is Victorious, The Side Which Devastates, Loots, And Burns. Considering The Alternative, It Is Better To Eat Than To Be Eaten.

It Is Only With Prudence, Sagacity, And Much Dexterity That Great Aims Are Accomplished, And All Obstacles Surmounted. Otherwise Nothing Is Accomplished.