Deception is the knowledge of kings.

Wise judges are we of each other!

We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies.

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

Bakers of bread rolls and pastry cooks will not buy grain before eleven o'clock in winter and noon in summer.

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.

Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.