Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?

I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.

Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity.

The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.