How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

I respect those who resist me; but I cannot tolerate them.