In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.
Let us be resolute in prosecuting our ends, and mild in our methods of so doing.
The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head.
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.
Learn to labour and to wait.
It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.