"The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know"
"A true man hates no one"
"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet"
"There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time"
"There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed"
"There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest"
"There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit"
"From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us"
"France has more need of me than I have need of France"
"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat"
"Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them"
"Let the path be open to talent"
"If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots"
"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake"
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap"
"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority"
"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity"
"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need"
"The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains"
"Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them"
"Respect the burden"
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich"
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet"
"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues"
"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god"
"I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies"
"I have only one counsel for you - be master"
"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue"
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it"
"I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up"
"Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy"
"Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me"
"Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy"
