“Nothing is easier than self-deceit.For what every man wishes,that he also believes to be true.”

“Was man wnscht, das glaubt auch jeder.”

“Virtue begins with understanding and is fulfilled by courage.”

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”

“As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.”

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit.”

“Civilisation and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life.”

“So the next day I asked Dan how is it that Bubba can get killed, and what kind of half assed nature law would allow that. He thought about it for a while, and said, 'Well, I'll tell you, Forrest, a...”

“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.”

“If you claim to be a real friend then be real in your soul. If you claim to be fake then be an enemy instead.”

“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.”

“You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.”

“Without Your Opponent, You are no Victor.”