Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.

A coward dies a thousand deaths, the gallant never taste of death but once.

As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.

If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army

The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird,

Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.

You have to have short fingernails or they'd just break off, and you can't wear red polish - it looks like your fingers are bleeding.

Many times we are tempted to defer to the documents we create, rather than the direct experiences we have.

Too much money ain't enough money.

The debris of civilization litters the landscapes and spoils the beaches. Conservation's concerns now is not only for man's enjoyment-but for man's survival.

he might die for her, but living for her would be quite different.

The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.

The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance.

Our goal is a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy, and just world, with clean air, water, soil and power – economically, equitably, ecologically and elegantly enjoyed.