Shake off those gloomy feelings. Drive them away. Fix your mind and pleasures upon what is before you.All is bright if you will think it so. All is happy if you will make it so. Do not dream. It is too ideal, too imaginary. Dreaming by day, I mean. Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle.

We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them.

Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.

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

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this that I would have cheerfully lost all that I have lost by the war, and have suffered all that I have suffered to have this object attained.