All religions have been made by men.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

An army marches on its stomach.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.