A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair.

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.

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.]

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.

If your glass is half empty, fill it up to be full.

When you don't win I think you have to evaluate everybody.

I'm attracted to any type of endeavor that gives me the chance to express what's going on inside me.

A glass of wine often makes me a better man than hearing a sermon.

Suffolk has something more than the coziness of Kent and Surrey. There is a hint of wildness in its tamed beauty, and the tang of the North Sea is never far away.

Satan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying.

I improvised my life along the way - I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.

I have found the one whom my soul loves.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

This writing wasn't painful. It was like being high.