"The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good."

"Discretion is the better part of valor."

"I have been a soldier for twenty years, and in all that time, I have never seen a man so brave as to be afraid of a woman."

"It is not the part of a good Christian to return evil for evil."