A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

Someday when we're older, we'll learn who to trust. But heroes and saviors, can't save folks like us.

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it's inside out, red.

You can keep it a secret.... But secrets have their own weight, and it can be a very heavy one.

Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no imagination.

Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollution, She lives whom we call dead.

We Poles are and will remain convinced Europeans. For us, Europe is a community of the diversity of nations. No mishmash.

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.

The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.