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.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.

Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve.

What is necessary is never a risk.

Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages.

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.