I Have Never Had Any [enemies] Other

Wise Judges Are We Of Each Other!

Secrecy Is The First Essential In Affairs Of State.

One Must Believe Neither The People Of The Palace, Who Ordinarily Measure The Power Of The King By The Shape Of His Crown, Which, Being Round, Has No End, Nor Those Who, In The Excesses Of An Indiscreet Zeal, Proclaim Themselves Openly As Partisans Of Rome.

Carry On Any Enterprise As If All Future Success Depended On It.

Nothing Is As Dangerous For The State As Those Who Would Govern Kingdoms With Maxims Found In Books.