There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
The first impression that one gets of a ruler and of his brains is from seeing the men that he has about him.
The faults of the people spring from the faults of their rulers.
God is alive. Magic is afoot. God is alive. Magic is afoot. God is afoot. Magic is alive. Alive is afoot. Magic never died. God never sickened. Many poor men lied. Many sick men lied. Magic never weakened. Magic never hid. Magic always ruled. God is afoot. God was ruler though his funeral lengthened. Though his mourners thickened Magic never fled…
A wise ruler takes advice, but should never be seen to take it. Let them think you know more than you do. It will not harm them, and it will help you.
A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.
A prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest.