“Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one”
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“Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one”
“Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law”
“: I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery”
“Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost his authority”
“Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited”
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong”
“He who pays the piper calls the tune”
“His word is as good as his bond”
“If you go to the married state, lead the man with tender hand. Much too strong women's power makes the husbands sour. ”
“The faith that stands on authority is not faith ”
“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse”
“Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey ”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power”
“We cannot command Nature except by obeying her”
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey”
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.”
“Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers”
“I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office”
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”