It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.

It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.

The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.

...knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy's onset.

Stories happen to those who tell them.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.