Pride Gets Into The Coach, And Shame

In The Beginning Of The Contest With Britain, When We Were Sensible Of Danger, We Had Daily Prayers In This Room For Divine Protection," He Stated. "our Prayers, Sir, Were Heard, And They Were Graciously Answered. ... Do We Imagine We No Longer Need His Assistance?

My Rule, In Which I Have Always Found Satisfaction, Is, Never To Turn Aside In Public Affairs Through Views Of Private Interest; But To Go Straight Forward In Doing What Appears To Me Right At The Time, Leaving The Consequences With Providence.

Death Is A Fisherman, The World We See His Fish-pond Is, And We The Fishes Be; His Net Some General Sickness; Howe'er He Is Not So Kind As Other Fishers Be; For If They Take One Of The Smaller Fry, They Throw Him In Again, He Shall Not Die: But Death Is Sure To Kill All He Can Get, And All Is Fish With Him That Comes To Net.

Success Has Ruin'd Many A Man.

There Was Never A Good War, Or A Bad Peace.