For peace, with justice and honor, is the fairest and most profitable of possessions, but with disgrace and shameful cowardice, it is the most infamous and harmful of all.

If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.

Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.

A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.

All things are subject to decay and change.

Nor ought we ever to allow any growing power to acquire such a degree of strength as to be able to tear from us, without resistance, our natural, undisputed rights.

The government will take the fairest of names, but the worst of realities--mob rule.

[There can be no] rational administration of government when good men are held in the same esteem as bad ones.

Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories.

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

When the ancients said a work well begun was half done, they meant to impress the importance of always endeavoring to make a good beginning.

What's happened has happened. You can't change the past. All you can do is work on making a brighter future.

I do believe something magical can happen when you read a good book

A tuna can only boast in a pond, but a whale can boast even in the ocean.

Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.

Will you make a song for him?' the woman asked. 'He has a song,' the man replied. 'He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.

Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

His eyes were cold and brown - like coffee stains.

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys

Oh! she was good as she was fair. None-none on earth above her! As pure in thought as angels are, To know her was to love her.