No Kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.

If you would not have affliction visit you twice, listen at once to what it teaches.

In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.

All lawful authority, legislative, and executive, originates from the people.

....there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.

In disputes upon moral or scientific points, ever let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing which the king upon the throne cannot have.

Yesterday for contemplation, today for action.

If you would not have affliction visit you twice listen at once to what it teaches.

Success demands consistent effort and hard work.

Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies quite unlike people who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate in their . . . relations.

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life from business or professional life.

I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.

Hitler's economic revolution in Germany had reduced financial considerations to a point where they played no role in economic or political decisions

Love means attention, which means looking after the things we love. We call this stable management.

Image is the most important thing about someone's career and longevity.

Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding.

If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do.