There is no joy in possession without sharing.

Of two evils choose the least.

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do not recant, they will proclaim me a heretic.

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of learning, freedom and truth, without a thought for the interests of his country, and measuring everything in terms of his own profit and desires.

The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly