"I have always been of opinion that the best way to make a man a good soldier is to make him a good citizen."

"Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."

"What men call gallantry and gods adultery Is much more common where the climate's sultry."

"Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth, the Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life."

"I am a very restless soul, and I am always searching for something more."