“Even if it is nonsense, it is often useful to know what kind of nonsense men believe.”

“As Pa said, censorship encouraged people to believe nonsense.”

“What men do matters more than what they know.”

“The secret of success in battle lies often not so much in the use of one's own strength but in the exploitation of the other side's weaknesses.”

“One enjoys friendship most when times are good, when the sun shines and the world is kind. But it is the sharing of adversity that knits men together.”

“There are disappointments in all men's lives, even those who have achieved their ambition, and there are compensations.”

“He was sometimes stern but more often kindly---just according to his lights, but he saw the world in simple shades of black and white, and found it hard to be patient with things that struck him as foolishness.”