Indeed, the Roman laws allowed no person to be carried to the wars but he that was in the soldiers roll.

Valor is abased by too much loftiness.

Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.

Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity.

It is a lively spark of nobleness to descend in most favour to one when he is lowest in affliction

The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened.

The truly valiant dare everything but doing anybody an injury.