It is the duty of a man of honor to teach others the good which he has not been able to do himself because of the malignity of the times, that this good finally can be done by another more loved in heaven.
Niccolo MachiavelliThey have not any difficulties on the way up because they fly, but they have many when they reach the summit.
Niccolo MachiavelliFor government consists in nothing else but so controlling subjects that they shall neither be able to, nor have cause to do [it] harm.
Niccolo MachiavelliNothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered.
Niccolo Machiavelli