If you (to General Bertrand) do not perceive that Jesus Christ is God, very well; then I did wrong to make you a general.
Rashness succeeds often, still more often fails.
I have seen only yoU, I have admired only yoU, I desire only You
The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.