“Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.”

“Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.”

“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.”

“One must speak little. In action one must say nothing. The chief is the one who does not speak.”

“Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.”

“Treaties you see are like girls and roses; they last while they last.”

“The cemeteries are full of indispensable men.”