Diplomacy Without Arms Is Like A Concert

It Has Been Said By A Certain General, That The First Object In The Establishment Of An Army Ought To Be Making Provision For The Belly, That Being The Basis And Foundation Of All Operations.

Pleasure Is The Most Real Good In This Life.

Theologians Are All Alike, Of Whatever Religion Or Country They May Be; Their Aim Is Always To Wield Despotic Authority Over Men's Consciences; They Therefore Persecute All Of Us Who Have The Temerity To Tell The Truth.

Euler Calculated The Force Of The Wheels Necessary To Raise The Water In A Reservoir ... My Mill Was Carried Out Geometrically And Could Not Raise A Drop Of Water Fifty Yards From The Reservoir. Vanity Of Vanities! Vanity Of Geometry!

Many Battles Have Been Fought And Won By Soldiers Nourished On Beer, And The King Does Not Believe That Coffee-drinking Soldiers Can Be Relied Upon To Endure Hardships In Case Of Another War.