There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.
One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms. Forms are for mediocrity, and it is fortunate that mediocrity can act only according to routine. Ability takes its flight unhindered.