Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.
Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture.
A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.
Nothing is good for him for whom nothing is bad.
A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.
No one demands more caution than a spy, and when someone has the skeleton key to minds, counter him by leaving the key of caution inside, on the other side of the keyhole.