Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time.

Oh Man, Man. How despicable in slavery, how great when fired with the love of freedom!

I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.

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

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.