A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.
Full of men, vacant of friends.
Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.
God is near you, is with you, is inside you.
No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.