“Greater is our terror of the unknown.”

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.

No law is sufficiently convenient to all.

There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.

In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

No man likes to be surpassed by those of his own level.

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

Woe to the conquered.

From abundance springs safety.

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies’ resources, and minimized their own.

Adversity makes men remember God.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.

Prosperity engenders sloth.

Police and firefighters are great, but they don’t create wealth.

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.

With great ideas come great changes. Bitcoin’s that.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.

All that is great cannot be possessed – and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

When I first met Nelson Mandela, I burst into tears. He is one of the greatest Heroes of my life.⁣