I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.
To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion. Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority who tells him to.
Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it.