Quote #10686
For though I do not ask for aid, we need it.
Quote #27590
Nothing more dangerous than a friend without discretion even a prudent enemy is preferable.
Quote #8291
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of...
Quote #21478
The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity the least divergence from it is the...
Quote #20408
Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while...
Quote #257
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Quote #1162
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Quote #19300
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of illusions.
Quote #21568
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
Quote #8560
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for...