"A prudent man should always follow in the path of great men and imitate those who have been most excellent, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savour of it."

"The people, when they have a good leader, are not afraid to fight; and if they are not afraid, they are strong."

"Men are won over as much by the love they are given as by the fear they are inspired with."

"A prince must have no other object, no other thought, nor take anything else for his art, but war and its orders and discipline; for this is the only art that belongs to him who rules."

"He who is not a friend to the new order of things must be an enemy to it."