Never flinch, never weary, never despair.

Those good at war aren't good at peace, and those good at peace aren't good at war.

There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.

You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.

Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.

The oldest habit in the world for resisting change is to complain that unless the remedy to the disease should be universally applied it should not be applied at all. But you must start somewhere.

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense.