“ I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword. ”

“ Put your iron hand in a velvet glove. ”

“ Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted. ”

“ Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing. ”

“ Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ”

“ Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. ”

“ China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World. ”

“ You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them. ”

“ Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. ”

“ Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him. ”

“ A leader is a dealer in hope. ”

“ Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in. ”