The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.