For a long time I have not said what I believed, nor do I ever believe what I say, and if indeed sometimes I do happen to tell the truth, I hide it among so many lies that it is hard to find.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men.

Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.

For as good habits of the people require good laws to support them, so laws, to be observed, need good habits on the part of the people.

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.