The avarice of the old: it's absurd to increase one's luggage as one nears the journey's end.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.

No power is strong enough to be lasting, if it labours under the weight of fear.

Calamus fortior gladio.

Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.