I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
A prince should suspect everything.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.