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

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.

We must not say that every mistake is a foolish one.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

There is a difference between justice and consideration in one's relations to one's fellow men. It is the function of justice not to do wrong to one's fellow men of considerateness, not to wound their feelings.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.