Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.

The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.

A bad peace is even worse than war.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.