Freedom is a man’s natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.
Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.
I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.
The sinews of war are infinite money.
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.