We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.