"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

"He who blinds himself to reality must prepare to be destroyed."

"The Roman state was ruined by the ambition of the people as much as by the ambition of the nobility."

"The vulgar are always taken by appearances and by the outcome of a thing; and in the world there are only the vulgar."

"The best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses, they will not save you if you are hated by the people."