Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.