As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.

People readily believe what they want to believe.

Experience is the teacher of all things.