Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.