A Constitution Should Be Short And Obscure.

Ordinarily Men Exercise Their Memory Much More Than Their Judgment.

The Keys Of A Fortress Are Always Well Worth The Retirement Of The Garrison When It Is Resolved To Yield Only On Those Conditions. On This Principle It Is Always Wiser To Grant An Honorable Capitulation To A Garrison Which Has Made A Vigorous Resistance Than To Risk An Assault.

Against Attempts On My Life, I Trust In My Luck, My Good Genius, And My Guards.

A Prince Should Suspect Everything.

As A Rule It Is Circumstances That Make Men.