A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.
As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
Give me a man with a good allowance of nose,... when I want any good head-work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.
Men, in general, are but great children.
Rascality has limits; stupidity has not.
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.