The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves.

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world; and all sound and successful personal and national morality should have this fact for its basis.

We mustn't be stiff and stand-off, you know. We must be thoroughly democratic, and patronize everybody without distinction of class.

My reputation grows with every failure.

The minorities are sometimes right. The majorities never.

Without danger I cannot be great. That is how I pay for Abel's blood. Danger and fear follow my steps everywhere. Without them courage would have no sense. And it is courage, courage, courage that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor.