“What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.”
“Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish”
“In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.”
“Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. (Roughly: It's easy for men to believe what they want to.)”
“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”
“Divide and Conquer.”
“Without training, they lacked knowledge.Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.”