The people resemble a wild beast, which, naturally fierce and accustomed to live in the woods, has been brought up, as it were, in a prison and in servitude, and having by accident got its liberty, not being accustomed to search for its food, and not knowing where to conceal itself, easily becomes the prey of the first who seeks to incarcerate it again.

Impetuosity and audacity often achieve what ordinary means fail to achieve.

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

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

In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly.