A virtuous and well-disposed person, like a good metal, the more he is fired, the more he is fined; the more he is opposed, the more he is approved: wrongs may well try him, and touch him, but cannot imprint in him any false stamp.
Give me six lines written by the most honorable person alive, and I shall find enough in them to condemn them to the gallows. - Cardinal Richelieu
Give me six lines written by the most honorable person alive, and I shall find enough in them to condemn them to the gallows.
- Cardinal Richelieu
Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime. - Cardinal Richelieu
Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime.
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… - Cardinal Richelieu
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…
When people are too comfortable, it is not possible to restrain them within the bounds of their duty? They may be compared to mules who, being accust… - Cardinal Richelieu
When people are too comfortable, it is not possible to restrain them within the bounds of their duty? They may be compared to mules who, being accust…
To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies. - Cardinal Richelieu
To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies.
If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good? - Cardinal Richelieu
If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?
Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books. - Cardinal Richelieu
Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books.
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state. - Cardinal Richelieu
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state.
Deception is the knowledge of kings. - Cardinal Richelieu
Deception is the knowledge of kings.
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