No people ever yet benefited by riches if their prosperity corrupted their virtue.
What I am to be, I am becoming.
No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumphs of war.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects.
We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage.