To Know How To Disguise Is The

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.

To Know How To Disguise Is The Knowledge Of Kings.

Harshness Towards Individuals Who Flout The Laws And Commands Of The State Is For The Public Good; No Greater Crime Against The Public Interest Is Possible Than To Show Leniency To Those Who Violate It.

Reason Must Be The Universal Rule And Guide; All Things Must Be Done According To Reason Without Allowing Oneself To Be Swayed By Emotion.

Nothing So Upholds The Laws As The Punishment Of Persons Whose Rank Is As Great As Their Crime.