Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.