Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.
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A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men, and imitate those who are most excellent.
The promise given was a necessity of the past; the word broken is a necessity of the present.
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
All armed prophets have conquered, and unarmed prophets have come to ruin.
There cannot be good laws where there are not good arms.
There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.