In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.
If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.
God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.
I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion.