In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Haste in every business brings failures.

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.