All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.