Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.

The best known evil is the most tolerable.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

Never is work without reward, or reward without work.

The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.