It is more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle.
The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting the information you possess by the authority of others.
Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er.
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
For Love will still be lord of all.
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.