Lew Wallace

“All calculations based on experience elsewhere fail in New Mexico.”

“Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.”

“As a rule, a man's a fool. When it's hot, he wants it cool; When it's cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting what is not.”

“I would not have the old man think I am forgetful.”

“The thirst for glory is a choice spirit.”

“Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint.”

“Men speak of dreaming as if it were a phenomenon of night and sleep. They should know better.”

“Any old soldier will say, 'My worst battle was my first.'”

“Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away, but love stays with us. Love is God.”

“A man is never so on trial as when he is sits temporarily in a place of honor.”

“The <strong class="highlight">worldstrong> is not always given to the strong and the swift.”