There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
There are laws for peace as well as war.
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.