Brett C

“In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that the superiority lies with him who is reared in the severest school.”
― Thucydides

“Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.”
― Mickey Spillane