First, All Means To Conciliate; Failing That,

Not The Least Of The Qualities That Go Into The Making Of A Great Ruler Is The Ability Of Letting Others Serve Him.

I Have The Consolation Of Leaving Your Kingdom In The Highest Degree Of Glory And Of Reputation.

If You Give Me Six Lines Written By The Hand Of The Most Honest Of Men, I Will Find Something In Them Which Will Hang Him.

Bakers Of Bread Rolls And Pastry Cooks Will Not Buy Grain Before Eleven O'clock In Winter And Noon In Summer.

To Know How To Dissemble Is The Knowledge Of Kings. [fr., Savoir Dissimuler Est Le Savoir Des Rois.]