War Is One Of The Scourges With

We May Employ Artifice To Deceive A Rival, Anything Against Our Enemies.

Never Write A Letter And Never Destroy One.

War Is One Of The Scourges With Which It Has Pleased God To Afflict Men.

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.

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