The story of the human race is war. Except for brief and precarious interludes there has never been peace in the world; and long before history began murderous strife was universal and unending.

How often in life must one be content with what one can get!

Achievement is not last, disappointment is not deadly: It is the mettle to proceed with that matters.

The test of real character is what a man does when he is tired.

Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

I am weary of a task which is done and I hope I shall not shrink when the aftermath ends. My only wish is to live peacefully out the remaining years - if years they be.