"It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself."

"It is better to err on the side of severity than on the side of leniency."

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

"I have no patience for those who resist progress."

"I have two hands, and I can work wonders with them."