You can tell more about a person by what he says about others, than you can by what others say about him!

Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

One can acquire everything in solitude—except character.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

These are the arks, the trophies, I erect, That fortify thy name against old age.