Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.

Always do right - It will please many people, and amaze the rest.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.