Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

One of the greatest difficulties in civil war is, that more art is required to know what should be concealed from our friends, than what ought to be done against our enemies.

Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself what such and such an amusement leads to, as it is essential to have an objective in everything you do. Any pastime that contributes nothing to bodily strength or to mental alertness is a totally ridiculous, not to say, idiotic, pleasure.