There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.

Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.

There is still another inconvenieney in conquests made by democracies; their government is ever odious to the conquered states. It is apparently monarchical, but in reality it is more oppressive than monarchy, as the experience of all ages and countries evinces.

The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.