True Wisdom, In General, Consists In Energetic

Treaties Are Observed As Long As They Are In Harmony With Interests.

If You Wage War, Do It Energetically And With Severity. This Is The Only Way To Make It Shorter And Consequently Less Inhuman.

Policemen And Prisons Ought Never To Be The Means Used To Bring Men Back To The Practice Of Religion.

Nothing Is So Contrary To Military Rules As To Make The Strength Of Your Army Known, Either In The Orders Of The Day, In Proclamations, Or In The Newspapers.

If You Want To Get On In This World Make Many Promises, But Don't Keep Them.