Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.

Better ride safe in the dark, says the proverb, than in the daylight with a cut-throat at your elbow

Men who are "orthodox" when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum.

Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.