Frugality is a handsome income.
It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
Love that has nothing but beauty to keep it in good health is short-lived.
War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Dulce bellum inexpertis.
A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which are used by the poorest members of society: grain, bread, beer, wine, clothing, and all other staples without which human life could not exist.
The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.