No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Grub first, then ethics.
He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
War is like love; it always finds a way.
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
Why be a man when you can be a success?
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
Don't tell me peace has broken out.