The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
History is the invention of historians.
Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.
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.
History is a myth that men agree to believe.