The secret of freedom, courage.

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy's intentions.

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.