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.

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

[L]e philosophe n'a jamais tué de prêtres et le prêtre a tué beaucoup de philosophes...

(The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.)

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

The crow commands, the captive must obey.

The God of the Christians is a father who makes much of his apples, and very little of his children.