Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons. -Herodotus.
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.