In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.