A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.