Men Ought Either To Be Well Treated,

The More Sand Has Escaped From The Hourglass Of Our Life, The Clearer We Should See Through It.

One Of The Great Secrets Of The Day Is To Know How To Take Possession Of Popular Prejudices And Passions, In Such A Way As To Introduce A Confusion Of Principles Which Makes Impossible All Understanding Between Those Who Speak The Same Language And Have The Same Interests.

A Wise Ruler Ought Never To Keep Faith When By Doing So It Would Be Against His Interests.

A Prince... Must Learn From The Fox And The Lion... One Must Be A Fox In Order To Recognize Traps, And A Lion To Frighten Off Wolves. Those Who Act Simply As Lions Are Stupid. So It Follows That A Prudent Ruler Cannot, And Must Not, Honour His Word When It Places Him At A Disadvantage And When The Reasons For Which He Made His Promise No Longer Exist.

Tardiness Often Robs Us Opportunity, And The Dispatch Of Our Forces.