The warexisting between the senses and reason.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Genius is a long impatience.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.