The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

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

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

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

Politics have no relation to morals.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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

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

Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.