I Have Come To Realise That Men

The Most Desirable Quality In A Soldier Is Constancy In The Support Of Fatigue; Valor Is Only Secondary.

Suicide Is A Crime The Most Revolting To The Feelings; Nor Does Any Reason Suggest Itself To Our Understanding By Which It Can Be Justified. It Certainly Originates In That Species Of Fear Which We Denominate Poltroonery. For What Claim Can That Man Have To Courage Who Trembles At The Frowns Of Fortunes? True Heroism Consists In Being Superior To The Ills Of Life In Whatever Shape They May Challenge Him To Combat.

In War One Must Lean On An Obstacle In Order To Overcome It.

A Man Cannot Become An Atheist Merely By Wishing It.

There Is Only One Thing In This World, And That Is To Keep Acquiring Money And More Money, Power And More Power. All The Rest Is Meaningless.