If God Forbade Drinking, Would

One Must Believe Neither The People Of The Palace, Who Ordinarily Measure The Power Of The King By The Shape Of His Crown, Which, Being Round, Has No End, Nor Those Who, In The Excesses Of An Indiscreet Zeal, Proclaim Themselves Openly As Partisans Of Rome.

To Mislead A Rival, Deception Is Permissable; One May Use All Means Against His Enemies.

War Is One Of The Scourges With Which It Has Pleased God To Afflict Men.

Reason Must Be The Universal Rule And Guide; All Things Must Be Done According To Reason Without Allowing Oneself To Be Swayed By Emotion.

Deception Is The Knowledge Of Kings.