Quote #8268
There is a homely old adage which runs: “Speak softly and carry a big...
Quote #33456
I take it as a man’s duty to restrain himself.
Quote #18948
It is well-known what a middleman is he is a man who bamboozles one...
Quote #34849
Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say.
Quote #15325
He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing....
Quote #29820
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Quote #30553
Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.
Quote #11917
The capacity for passion is both cruel and divine.
Quote #22520
My strong point is not rhetoric, it isn’t showmanship, it isn’t big promises-those things...
Quote #16920
Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.