The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

Plant your tiny seeds and keep watering them every day. Soon, they’ll grow.

Positivity is the vault of every destiny.

Crazy always feels right, but that doesn't mean it ain't wrong.

Progress means taking risks for you can't steal home and keep your foot on third base.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

Health and fitness are totally a choice for a better quality of life.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy, your greatest asset or your greatest liability

It's weird... people say they're not like apes. Now how do you explain football then?

I'm not trying to succeed for the people who are waiting for me to fail. I'm doing it for myself. I'm one for the 'You only live once so you should do as much as you can' sort of thing.