Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to do evil.
It's easier to fight one's enemies than to get on with one's friends.
There are no small steps in great affairs.
In a major matter no details are small.
The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.
A man who never trusts himself never trusts anyone.