"Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick."

"The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it."

"Conquest, acquisition of peoples and territory through force, followed by subjugation, confers a legal right and title."

"The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, and not when it misses."

"Things done well, and with a good grace, are twice done."