Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors.

More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Many a one commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom an honourable man, because man seldom acts upon natural impulse, but from some secret passion of the moment which lies hidden and concealed within the narrowest folds of his heart.

If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.