Armour belonging to someone else either chops off you or weighs you down or is too tight

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

Is it better to be loved or feared?

In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.

It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity.

There are many who think a wise prince ought, when he has the chance, to foment astutely some enmity, so that by suppressing it he will augment his greatness.

A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor.

Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.

Hatred is like fire-it makes even light rubbish deadly.

Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.

The advance of technology, like the growth of population and industry, has also been proceeding exponentially.

I've always had a way with the little people, making it a point to humor them without looking down my nose at their wasted empty lives.

The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example.

If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song really works. That's the electric church of it. The glory hallelujah of it.

I don't mind what they say as long as they're not being mean.

The serialization through the Internet or through digital portals, means of ways of communicating, and I think that's great.

Things that seem bad at the time are really blessings.