Patience and persistence are the unsung heroes of scientific discovery.

The time factor is the most important in trading. Time can turn a small profit into a large one.

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.