"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

"A man who is too sensitive to the world and too much given to reflection will find it hard to endure the slings and arrows of misfortune."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"The King is the first servant of the State."

"Music is the food of the soul."