Before All Else, Be Armed.

It Is Better To Act And Repent Than Not To Act And Regret.

Men In General Judge More From Appearances Than From Reality. All Men Have Eyes, But Few Have The Gift Of Penetration.

Conquered States That Have Been Accustomed To Liberty And The Government Of Their Own Laws Can Be Held By The Conqueror In Three Different Ways. The First Is To Ruin Them; The Second, For The Conqueror To Go And Reside There In Person; And The Third Is To Allow Them To Continue To Live Under Their Own Laws, Subject To A Regular Tribute, And To Create In Them A Government Of A Few, Who Will Keep The Country Friendly To The Conqueror

There Is No Surer Sign Of Decay In A Country Than To See The Rites Of Religion Held In Contempt.

A Prince Never Lacks Legitimate Reasons To Break His Promise.