There is a joy in danger.

The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.

The practice of law sharpens the mind by making it narrow.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.

I wish I could take a raincheck on June 18.1815

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.