You Must Not Fear Death, My Lads;

The Only Victories Which Leave No Regret Are Those Which Are Gained Over Ignorance.

In Order To Govern, The Question Is Not To Follow Out A More Or Less Valid Theory But To Build With Whatever Materials Are At Hand. The Inevitable Must Be Accepted And Turned To Advantage.

War Is A Lottery In Which Nations Ought To Risk Nothing But Small Amounts.

What My Enemies Call A General Peace Is My Destruction. What I Call Peace Is Merely The Disarmament Of My Enemies. Am I Not More Moderate Than They?

In Tragedy Great Men Are More Truly Great Than In History. We See Them Only In The Crises Which Unfold Them.