"The injury that is to be done to a man must be such that one need not fear his revenge."

"It is better to be a good prophet than a good poet."

"The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Alba, and Ostia, did not destroy them, but gave them their own laws and left them free, and they did not hold them without difficulty."

"And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order…"

"Men are won over as much by the love they are given as by the fear they are inspired with."