Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity.
So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.