A Man Like Me Troubles Himself Little

Never Lose Sight Of This Maxim, That You Should Establish Your Cantonments At The Most Distant And Best Protected Point From The Enemy, Especially Where A Surprise Is Possible. By This Means You Will Have Time To Unite All Your Forces Before He Can Attack You.

Impatience Is A Great Obstacle To Success; He Who Treats Everything With Brusqueness Gathers Nothing, Or Only Immature Fruit Which Will Never Ripen.

There Are Only Two Forces That Unite Men - Fear And Interest.

Each State Claims The Right To Control Interests Foreign To Itself When Those Interests Are Such That It Can Control Them Without Putting Its Own Interests In Danger. ... Other Powers Only Recognize This Right Of Intervening In Proportion As The Country Doing It Has The Power To Do It.

Laws Which Are Consistent In Theory Often Prove Chaotic In Practice.