Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.

Imperfection is inherited, therefore we all sin, but fighting the war of sin is the greatest war of all because we all die in the end, no matter how hard we fight.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.