A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
If I had to choose a religion the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
If they want peace nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Glory is fleeting but obscurity is forever.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.