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| A good prince does not cut out freedom’s tongue. German. | 1 |
| A good prince is not the object of fear. Diogenes. | 2 |
| A good prince must have a tongue, a pen and a heart. German. | 3 |
| A great prince should have many ears and many eyes. German. | 4 |
| A prince ought to be aware not only of his enemies, but of his flattering followers. Dionysius. | 5 |
| A prince wants a million, a beggar but a groat. | 6 |
| A prince who would possess subjects must respect their faith. Hindu. | 7 |
| A prince without letters is a pilot without eyes. Ben Jonson. | 8 |
| A wise prince is covered with a bulwark of gold. | 9 |
| All are not princes who ride with the emperor. Dutch. | 10 |
| All the virtues that a prince acquires are so many misfortunes to the wicked. Chinese. | 11 |
| As princes fiddle, subjects must dance. German. | 12 |
| Happy a subject when the prince is guided by justice, not his passionate will. Massinger. | 13 |
| If the prince wants an apple, the servants take the tree. German. | 14 |
| No prince is poor that has rich subjects. German. | 15 |
| Princes and asses do nothing unurged. German. | 16 |
| Princes can make knights, but not learned men. German. | 17 |
| Princes do not think of rendering their subjects happy unless when they have nothing else to do. Chinese. | 18 |
| Princes have long arms. Italian. | 19 |
| Princes have long arms and many ears. German. | 20 |
| Princes keep good reckoning; they never lose anything. French. | 21 |
| Princes know only what they must. German. | 22 |
| Princes or lords may flourish or may fade. Goldsmith. | 23 |
| Princes will not be served on conditions. French. | 24 |
| Princes use men as the husbandmen use bees. French. | 25 |
| Subjects from princes’ crimes grow bold. Aaron Hill. | 26 |
| The blemish of a prince who has forfeited his word can never be removed. Chinese. | 27 |
| The hand of the prince is as great as his territory. German. | 28 |
| The prince that is feared by many must of necessity fear many. | 29 |
| The prince who deserves the favor of Heaven should practise and honor the five virtues, charity, justice, prudence, fidelity and politeness. Chinese. | 30 |
| The surest guard for a prince or other chief is the sincere affections of his people. Plutarch. | 31 |
| The vices of a prince draw shoals of followers. | 32 |
| The word of a prince should never be disputed or recalled. Timour. | 33 |
| Their power and their will are the measures princes take of right and wrong. | 34 |
| There is no prince so bad, whose favorites and ministers are not worse. Burke. | 35 |
| They are not all princes who ride with the Czar. | 36 |
We rise in glory as we sink in pride;
Where boasting ends, there dignity begins. Young. | 37 |
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