“I wish I could take a raincheck on June 18.1815”

“It's not the size of the army but the power within the army.”

“The heart of a statesman should be in his head.”

“My enemies make appointments at my tomb.”

“The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.”

“My endeavorsHave ever come too short of my desires.Yet filed with my abilities.”

“There is nothing so confining as the prisons of our own perceptions.”

“No power of genius has ever yet had the smallest success in explaining existence. The perfect enigma remains.”