Though I may not be a king in my future life, so much the better: I shall nevertheless live an active life and, on top of it, earn less ingratitude.

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.

She met a dashing man —he was, a dash.

The simplest kind of guidance (critique) comes every day, and many times a day in the form of discomfort.

My father came back one day and forced my mother to submit to him. He raped her, holding a knife.

I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.

All ignorance is the lack of love.

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.

I try to be a lot of things for the authors I work with - a careful reader, a helpful friend who also happens to be an experienced writer, a thoughtful editor, and a creative midwife.

We haven't had a recession for 25 years in Australia. It's partly because of our trade with China.

One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action.

The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.