[on Being Told Mary, Queen Of Scots,

I Pray To God That I Shall Not Live One Hour After I Have Thought Of Using Deception.

A Fool Too Late Bewares When All The Peril Is Past.

There Is Nothing In The World I Hold In Greater Horror Than To See A Body Moving Against Its Head: And I Shall Be Very Careful Notto Ally Myself With Such A Monster.

I Would Gladly Chastise Those Who Represent Things As Different From What They Are. Those Who Steal Property Or Make Counterfeit Money Are Punished, And Those Ought To Be Still More Severely Dealt With Who Steal Away Or Falsify The Good Name Of A Prince.

I Regret The Unhappiness Of Princes Who Are Slaves To Forms And Fettered By Caution.