Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

Go Sir, gallop and don't forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything but not time.

The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.

No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.