If I were the first of May, I should be ashamed of myself.

...the high roads of the future will be clear, not only for us but for all, not only for our time but for a century to come.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep a strong reserve.

Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.