It is a foolish prince who entrusts the safety of his lands to hired men.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

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

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

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

As to writing another book on geometry [to replace Euclid] the middle ages would have as soon thought of composing another New Testament.

In case of doubt, attack.

The establishment of the world community will surely exact a price – and who can tell what that price may be? – in toil, suffering and blood.

I'm a proud Reagan conservative.

At the critical juncture in all human relationships, there is only one question: What would love do now?

I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.

I’ve not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I’ve not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away-

I have no skills with machines. I fear them, and because I cannot help attributing human qualities to them, I suspect that they hate me and will kill me if they can.

People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.

I will avoid demonizing people who don't agree with me about this election.