A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politically.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
