"Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard to conquer her, and I will not allow anyone to take her from me."

"Imagination rules the world."

"The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform."

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy's."

"Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles in my pharmacopoeia."