"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just."

"It is not best to swap horses while crossing a river."

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

"Do I not destroy my enemy by making him my friend?"