"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

"To be feared is much safer than to be loved."

"The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."

"Therefore a prince, not being able to use this virtue of liberality in such a way that it may be recognized, except to his cost, a wise prince ought not to mind the reputation of being a miser."