"I have often sinned, but I have never consciously done anything against the interests of my country."

"The greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Lawyers! I have but two in my dominions, and I believe that I shall hang one of them the moment I get home!"

"I like to work with my own hands, and I expect others to do the same."

"It is better to have a good enemy than a bad friend."