Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

History is written by the winners.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.