The Civilities Of The Great Are Never

See Nations Slowly Wise, And Meanly Just, To Buried Merit Raise The Tardy Bust.

To A People Warlike And Indigent, An Incursion Into A Rich Country Is Never Hurtful.

There Are Occasions On Which It Is Noble To Dare To Stand Alone. To Be Pious Among Infidels, To Be Disinterested In A Time Of General Venality, To Lead A Life Of Virtue And Reason In The Midst Of Sensualists, Is A Proof Of A Mind Intent On Nobler Things Than The Praise Or Blame Of Men, Of A Soul Fixed In The Contemplation Of The Highest Good, And Superiour To The Tyranny Of Custom And Example.

A Man Of Genius Has Been Seldom Ruined But By Himself.

It Is Not The Desire Of New Acquisitions, But The Glory Of Conquests, That Fires The Soldier's Breast; As Indeed The Town Is Seldom Worth Much, When It Has Suffered The Devastations Of A Siege.