Great empires are not maintained by timidity.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.

In valor there is hope.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

The most seditious is the most cowardly.

It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.

If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your beain will live, but your heart will die

Be careful mi amor, don't hurt anyone this time.

The happiness of mankind, if it ever should come to pass, would still leave men asking: Why? What point to it? To what end?

For an instant I saw before me the young girl this used to be.

Take the time and energy to manage your boss the same way you manage your team.

You youngsters nowadays think you're to begin with living well and working easy; you've no notion of running afoot before you get on horseback.

I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up.

With politicians, artful evasion is always preferable to the outright lie.

In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.