“Although too much of a soldier among sovereigns, no one could claim with better right to be a…”

“How shall we rank thee upon glory's page, Thou more than soldier, and just less than sage?”

“He who did well in war just earns the right To begin doing well in peace.”

“I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say "better"?”

“It may be said, therefore, that the military opinion of the world is opposed to those people who…”

“A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.”