There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

All religions have been made by men.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

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

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.