Machination Is Worth More Than Force.

Parisians Are So Besotted, So Silly And So Naturally Inept That A Street Player, A Seller Of Indulgences, A Mule With Its Cymbals,a Fiddler In The Middle Of A Crossroads, Will Draw More People Than Would A Good Evangelist Preacher.

Always Open All Gates And Roads To Your Enemies, And Rather Make For Them A Bridge Of Silver, To Get Rid Of Them. [fr., Ouvrez Toujours A Vos Ennemis Toutes Les Portes Et Chemin, Et Plutot Leur Faites Un Pont D'argent, Afin De Les Renvoyer.]

Of A Young Hermit, An Old Devil. [fr., De Jeune Hermite, Vieil Diable.]

From The Gut Comes The Strut, And Where Hunger Reigns, Strength Abstains.

Do Not Limp Before The Lame. [old Fr., Ne Clochez Pas Devant Les Boyteus.]