“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”
Time“There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.”
Men“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”
Time“The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
Communication“One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.”
Power“If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.”
Success“Respect the burden.”
Respect“It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
Courage“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.”
Great“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”
Good“To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.”
God“The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.”
Great“Imagination rules the world.”
Imagination“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”
Women“The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.”
Fear“In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.”
Politics“Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.”
Medical“Courage is like love it must have hope for nourishment.”
Courage“I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.”
Government“Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.”
History“The human race is governed by its imagination.”
Imagination“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
History