One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.

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

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.