Love is not a mood, but a dynamic way of being.

He who controls the spice controls the universe.

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

The unclouded eye was better, no matter what it saw.

Madness in method, that's genius

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability, and gathering speed in their forward charge, they fail to see the cliff ahead of them