It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.

It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.

We should wash our dirty linen at home.

Nothing is lost as long as courage remains

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The only victory over love is flight.

An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.