For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

I have always observed that wherever you find the negro, everything is going down around him, and wherever you find the white man, you see everything around him improving.

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.

There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths.

Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold dear depend upon your courage and exertions. Let each man resolve to be victorious, and that the right of self government, liberty and peace shall find him a defender.