"We are so presumptuous that we would like to be known by all the world, and even by people who will come after us when we are no more."

"The greater the intelligence, the greater the capacity for suffering."

"If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists."

"There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who believe themselves sinners, and the sinners who believe themselves righteous."

"The greater the mind, the more it is capable of complex thoughts."

"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free."

"The general who understands the principles of the art of war is the minister of the people's fate and the guardian of the nation's security."

"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand."