Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please$$$ confusion and disorder become rampant.

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

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.

God creates men$$$ but they choose each other.

It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.

Those who do not move$$$ do not notice their chains.

There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments.

In a dark place we find ourselves$$$ and a little more knowledge lights our way.

Never tell me the odds!

Can't you see there's a determinism about the fate of nations? They all seem to get what they deserve in the long run.