"God does not want to do everything, so as not to deprive us of our free will and part of the glory that belongs to us."

"Politics have no relation to morals."

"For it must be noted that men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge slight injuries, but not severe ones; hence the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such…"

"He who is not strong enough to be a fox and a lion at the same time, will be ruined by either."

"Hence it is to be remarked that, in seizing a state, the usurper ought to arrange to commit all his cruelties at once, so as not to have to repeat them every day, and thus able to secure men without f…"