True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.
To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.
War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.
A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.