Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

United we stand, divided we fall.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

Permit me Sir to add, that Policy alone in our Present Circumstances, seems to demand that every Satisfaction which can reasonably be requested, should be given to those Veteran Troops who, through almost every Distress, have been so long and so faithfully serving the States . . .

In modern wars, the longest purse must chiefly determine the event.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

To anticipate and prevent disasters is the part of prudence. I hope your measures will be calculated accordingly.

We should never despair; our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

The scheme, my Lord, which I have under consideration is one of such importance that I should not choose to confide it to paper, especially as the chances are very great of its falling into improper hands.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

The reflection upon my situation, and that of this army, produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.