It Is Impossible To Please All The

Anyone Entrusted With Power Will Abuse It If Not Also Animated With The Love Of Truth And Virtue, No Matter Whether He Be A Prince, Or One Of The People.

The Strongest Passion Is Fear.

From A Distance It Is Something; And Nearby It Is Nothing.

It Is Double Pleasure To Deceive The Deceiver. [fr., Car C'est Double Plaisir De Tromper Le Trompeur.]

Every Flatterer Lives At The Expense Of Him Who Listens To Him.