That is the way of youth and life in general: that we do not understand the strategy until after the campaign is over.

I hate every violent overthrow, because as much is destroyed as is gained by it.

For what one has in black and white, One can carry home in comfort.

Talent is nurtured in solitude; character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.

Battle not with monsters, for then you become one.

Change amuses the mind, but rarely profits.

What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes.