It is seldom men think of death in the pride of their health and strength.

Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.

History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.

When men struggle for the single life God has given them ... even their own kind seem no more than the beasts of the wood.

I've heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlements, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests.

As for bread, I count that for nothin'. We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold a family to be in a desperate way when the mother can see the bottom of the pork barrel. Give me children that's raised on good sound pork afore all the game in the country. Game's good as a relish and so's bread; but pork is the staff of life... My children I calkerlate to bring up on pork with just as much bread and butter as they want.

At no period of the naval history of the world, is it probable that Marines were more important than during the War of the Revolution.