For whoever conquers a free Town, and does not demolish it, commits a great Error, and may expect to be ruin 'd himself.

Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up.

There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.

Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.

For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend himself by his good troops and friends; and he will always have good friends if he has good troops.