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.
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.