A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

After a time, civil servants tend to become no longer servants and no longer civil.

The substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind.

There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues of human society are created, strengthened and maintained.

Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield.

Hasty work and premature decisions may lead to penalties out of all proportion to the issues immediately involved.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is laso what it takes to sit down and listen.

A love of tradition has never weakened a nation.

Danger, if met head on, can be nearly halved.