Heaven knows I've tried.

I have killed many men in my time, yet I have never slain wantonly or stained my hand in innocent blood, but only in self-defence.

The Almighty gave us our lives, and I suppose He meant us to defend them, at least I have always acted on that, and I hope it will not be brought up against me when my clock strikes.

There, there, it is a cruel and a wicked world, and for a timid man I have been mixed up in a great deal of fighting.

I cannot tell the rights of it, but at any rate I have never stolen, though once I cheated a Kafir out of a herd of cattle.