Don't confuse meaning with truth.

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.

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

The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.

They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.

Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Don't confuse meaning with truth.