All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn hier muss ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden.]

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Every man has a wild beast within him.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

No government can exist without taxation. The money must necessarily be levied on the people; and the grand art consists of levying so as not to oppress.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

I cannot place the luxury of thought towards tomorrow as I am consumed by living for today.

you said " you were insane", while all you did was being sane..!!

Man, I tell you, this is worth waiting 16 years for!

What an odd, ruminating, noisy, self-interrupting conversation we conduct with ourselves from birth to death.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

A respectful understanding of another's experience.

when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.

I'll never admit that I'm an actor, because the next horrible follow-up question is always, "Oh, what have I seen you in?"

Our moods do not believe in each other.

I belonged in Idle Valley like a pearl onion on a banana split.