I have only one counsel for you - be master.
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.
War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.
The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.