Raimondo, Prince Montecuccoli Quotes

Translation: The lance is the queen of cavalry weapons.

Translation: Discuss your plans with many, decide on them with few, or by yourself.

Translation: Art, which imitates nature, works by steps, and not by leaps.

Chi può viver senza mangiare, esca in campagna senza le vittovaglie necessarie.

Translation: No State can enjoy tranquillity, nor repel hostile attacks, nor defend its laws, its religion and its liberty, unless it be armed.

Translation: What wonder that a certain person, being asked what were the things necessary for war, should reply that there were three, to wit, money, money and money.

L’ozio è somite del vizio, e della virtute negozio.

Qual meraviglia . . . richiesto tal uno delle cose necessarie alia guerra, egli rispondesse, tre esser quelle : Danaro, danaro, danaro!

L’arte che imita la natura, opera per gradi, e non a salti.

È la lancia la regina dell’ armi a cavallo.

Nissuno stato pubblico può godersi la quieta, nè ribattere l’injurie, nè diffendere le leggi, la religione e la libertà senza arme.

Translation: He who can live without eating may safely embark on a campaign without the necessary commissariat.

Translation: Sloth is the pinnacle of vice, and of virtue, activity.

Trattar le cose con molti, risolverle con pochi, o da se solo.