Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.

You cannot just give it away. You have to have some sort of services rendered. It's not just a pot of money that you can divvy up as you please.

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

The financial services industry is a ward of the state.