When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.

Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.

Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris

Indeed men too often take upon themselves in the prosecution of their revenge to set the example of doing away with those general laws to which all can look for salvation in adversity, instead of allowing them to subsist against the day of danger when their aid may be required

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

Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.