The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.

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

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

Women are the most charitable creatures, and the most troublesome. He who shuns women passes up the trouble, but also the benefits. He who puts up with them gains the benefits, but also the trouble. As the saying goes, there's no honey without bees.

Human beings remain constant in their methods of conduct.