One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority

As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and I founded empires; but upon what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ alone founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

It is the cause, and not the death, that makes the martyr.

Every private in the army carries a field marshal's baton in his knapsack.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.