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.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.