Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease.

You can not fail in any laudable object, unless you allow your mind to be improperly directed.

Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest.

Nations like individuals are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this world.

Be excellent and party on dudes.

Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.