Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by the hate of man

Never mistake motion for action.

If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.