Close Alliances With Despots Are Never Safe

Nothing Is So Easy As To Deceive Oneself; For What We Wish, We Readily Believe.

It Is Impossible For Men Engaged In Low And Groveling Pursuits To Have Noble And Generous Sentiments. A Man's Thought Must Always Follow His Employment.

Excessive Dealings With Tyrants Are Not Good For The Security Of Free States.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery.

The End Of Wisdom Is Consultation And Deliberation.