6 quotes
There are some men who lie even when telling the truth, for they tell it with their lips whilst they lie in their hearts.
Politica de Dios (1626)
Happy is he who is born to be a king, if, when he reigns, he shows he deserves to be one.
Politica de Dios (1626)
In dangers, the king who looks on orders with his eyes.
Politica de Dios (1626)
The king is a public person, the needs of the realm are his crown. Reigning is not an amusement but a task. A bad king is he who enjoys his State, a good one he who serves it.
Politica de Dios (1626)
It is most unfortunate that the king should err at all: but if he must err, it is less shocking that he should do so on his own account, rather than by the advice of others.
Politica de Dios (1626)
You must not trust ministers who are very proud of having clean hands [...]. Thieves there are who rob with their feet, with their mouths, with their ears, with their eyes.
Politica de Dios (1626)