“No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.”

“You are well aware that it is not numbers or strength that bring the victories in war. No, it is when one side goes against the enemy with the gods' gift of a stronger morale that their adversaries...”

“I will venture to maintain that where the teacher is not pleasing to the pupil, there is no education.”

“All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.”

“Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.”

“A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.”

“God and government can work together”

“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”

“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”

“Around thrones the thunder rolls.”

“Where men are forbidden to honour a king they honour millionaires, athletes, or film-stars instead: even famous prostitutes or gangsters. For spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; d...”

“I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state.”

“War is what happens when language fails.”

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”

“The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.”