Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.
To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.
Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.