The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. |
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear. |
To determine the intelligence of a ruler, look at the men he puts around him. |
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. |
Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul. |
Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are. |
It is not Titles that honor Men, but Men that honor Titles. |
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either. |
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. |
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. |