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"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes."
"Rashness succeeds often, still more often fails."
"Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign."
"Ability is noting without opportunity."
"Every beggar shall be arrested. But to arrest a beggar merely in order to put him in jail would be barbarous and absurd. He should be arrested for the sole purpose of teaching him how to earn a living by his work."
"The strong are good, only the weak are wicked."
"Who saves his country violates no law."
"It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds."
"Vengeance has no foresight."
"The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances."
"Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself."
"Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy."
"I believe love to be hurtful to society, and to the individual happiness of men. I believe, in short, that love does more harm than good."
"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments."
"The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure."
"In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph."
"All generals, officers, and soldiers who capitulate in battle to save their own lives should be decimated."
"I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up."
"Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined."
"Wine is inspiring and adds greatly to the joy of living."