Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
They wanted me to be a Washington.
Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.
It is cowardice to commit suicide.