Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it.
Did you think I was immortal?
War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies.
Deception is the knowledge of kings.
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.