Evil alone has oil for every wheel

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

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.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.