Nothing is more disgraceful than that an old man should have nothing to show to prove that he has lived long, except his years.
A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it through despite to languish long time in error.
Drunkenness doesn't create vices, but it brings them to the fore.
While we teach, we learn.
War I abhor, and yet how sweet The sound along the marching street Of drum and fife, and I forget Wet eyes of widows, and forget Broken old mothers, and the whole Dark butchery without a soul.