Nothing Is As Dangerous For The State

A Single Word Has Sometimes Lost Or Won An Empire.

Reason Must Be The Universal Rule And Guide; All Things Must Be Done According To Reason Without Allowing Oneself To Be Swayed By Emotion.

Secrecy Is The First Essential In Affairs Of State.

I Do Not Sleep To Let Others Sleep In The Shade Of My Waking.

Never Write A Letter And Never Destroy One.