Quotes

Returning to the question of being feared or loved, I come to the conclusion that, men loving according to their own will and fearing according to that of the prince, a wise prince should establish himself on that which is in his own control and not in that of others…
-Niccolo Machiavelli

If a man will begin with certainties, he will end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he will end in certainties.
-Francis Bacon

God may judge by the content of ones heart; but history judges by the product of ones actions.