Everyone can recognize history when it happens. Everyone can recognize history after is has happened; but only the wise man knows at the moment what is vital and permanent, what is lasting and memorable.

A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be.

I have not always been wrong. History will bear me out, particularly as I shall write that history myself.

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

Men often stumble onto the truth but then quickly dust themselves off and hurry away.

Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield.