When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

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.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them