A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man.
When one is friend on himself, also is friend of everybody.
In war there is no prize for runner-up.
Whatever has overstepped its due bounds is always in a state of instability.
It is sweet to mingle tears with tears; Griefs, where they wound in solitude, Wound more deeply.