There must be some good in the life of battle, for so many good men have enjoyed being soldiers.

That is the one eternal education: to be sure enough that something is true that you dare to tell it to a child.

We do not need to get good laws to restrain bad people. We need to get good people to restrain us from bad laws.

There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.

There is no way in which a man can earn a star or deserve a sunset.

Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.

Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be gloriously surprised.