General [john] Pope Is Impulsive And Hasty,

Youth, However, Is A Defect That She Is Fast Getting Away From And May Perhaps Be Entirely Rid Of Before I Shall Want Her.

I Am Asked If I Would Not Be Gratified If My Friends Would Procure Me Promotion To A Brigadier-generalship. My Feeling Is That I Would Rather Be One Of The Good Colonels Than One Of The Poor Generals. The Colonel Of A Regiment Has One Of The Most Agreeable Positions In The Service, And One Of The Most Useful. "a Good Colonel Makes A Good Regiment," Is An Axiom.

As Friends Go It Is Less Important To Live.

Every Expert Was Once A Beginner.

The Progress Of Society Is Mainly The Improvement In The Condition Of The Workingmen Of The World.