The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.
Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies.
Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.
Let a prince be guarded with soldiers, attended by councillors, and shut up in forts; yet if his thoughts disturb him, he is miserable.
That we may consult concerning others, and not others concerning us.
Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life.