Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

A prince should suspect everything.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.

I start out by believing the worst