Oliver Cromwell

Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to read more

Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.

Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry.

Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry.

It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or
whether I am serious, just read more

It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or
whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know
it myself.

Make the iron hot by striking it.

Make the iron hot by striking it.

One never rises so high as when one does not know where one is
going.

One never rises so high as when one does not know where one is
going.