The Vulgar Crowd Always Is Taken By

For Whoever Conquers A Free Town, And Does Not Demolish It, Commits A Great Error, And May Expect To Be Ruin 'd Himself.

All The Armed Prophets Conquered; All The Unarmed Ones Perished.

A Prince Never Lacks Legitimate Reasons To Break His Promise.

Necessities Can Be Many, But The One That Is Stronger Is That Which Constrains You To Win Or To Die.

One Should Never Allow Chaos To Develop In Order To Avoid Going To War, Because One Does Not Avoid A War But Instead Puts It Off To His Disadvantage