Ability Is Nothing Without Opportunity.

Love Is The Idler's Occupation, The Warrior's Relaxation, And The Sovereign's Ruination.

Every Beggar Shall Be Arrested. But To Arrest A Beggar Merely In Order To Put Him In Jail Would Be Barbarous And Absurd. He Should Be Arrested For The Sole Purpose Of Teaching Him How To Earn A Living By His Work.

The Admiral Needs Only One Science, That Of Navigation. The General Needs All The Sciences.

Soldiers Generally Win Battles; Generals Get Credit For Them.

If You Know A Country's Geography, You Can Understand And Predict Its Foreign Policy.