All Delays Are Dangerous In War.

If The Faults Of Men In Orders Are Only To Be Judged Among Themselves, They Are All In Some Sort Parties; For, Since They Say The Honour Of Their Order Is Concerned In Every Member Of It, How Can We Be Sure That They Will Be Impartial Judges?

Griefs Assured Are Felt Before They Come.

These Are The Effects Of Doting Age,--vain Doubts And Idle Cares And Over Caution.

A Narrow Mind Begets Obstinacy; We Do Not Easily Believe What We Cannot See.

Seas Are The Fields Of Combat For The Winds; But When They Sweep Along Some Flowery Coast, Their Wings Move Mildly, And Their Rage Is Lost.