The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.

There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Never do an enemy a small injury.

Politics have no relation to morals.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.