I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.

Good and decent people must be protected and persuaded by gentle means, but the rabble must be led by terror.

The Russians will try all the rooms in a house, enter those that are not locked, and when they come to one that cannot be broken into, they will withdraw and invite you to dine genially that same evening.

It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it.

The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

A military maxim, which ought never to be neglected, is to assemble your cantonments at the point which is most remote and best sheltered from the enemy, especially when he makes his appearance unexpectedly. You will then have time to unite the whole army before he can attack you.