Men in general are as much affected by what a thing appears to be as by what it is, indeed they are frequently influenced more by appearances than by reality.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas in antiquity.

Is it better to be loved or feared?

I know the value of my time!

He scowled at Jason. "And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again.

To discipline your body, you need a disciplined mind!

I never think of myself as an attacker, only as a defender - usually of rights - mine and others.

It can be a challenge, but my legacy, at least for the people who came before me, is you don't run from challenges because that's more comfortable and convenient.

Nothing is impossible with God

The more men have multiplied the forms of religion, so much the more has vital godliness declined.

I always seem to be singing against the grain.

Social change can be seen as a mosaic, taking that which is broken and creating something new.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'.