Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.