Power is the capacity to distort information

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Power Quotes

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business...

The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business...

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get...

Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get...

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.