Let Us Conduct Ourselves So That All

May God Keep You Away From The Venom Of The Cobra, The Teeth Of The Tiger, And The Revenge Of The Afghans.

Are You Still To Learn That The End And Perfection Of Our Victories Is To Avoid The Vices And Infirmities Of Those Whom We Subdue?

Through Every Generation Of The Human Race There Has Been A Constant War, A War With Fear. Those Who Have The Courage To Conquer It Are Made Free And Those Who Are Conquered By It Are Made To Suffer Until They Have The Courage To Defeat It, Or Death Takes Them.

Sex And Sleep Alone Make Me Conscious That I Am Mortal.

Shall I Pass By And Leave You Lying There Because Of The Expedition You Led Against Greece, Or Shall I Set You Up Again Because Of Your Magnanimity And Your Virtues In Other Respects?