"Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie"

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"

"There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth"

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"