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Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Nothing is as dangerous for the state as

Nothing is as dangerous for the state as those who would govern kingdoms with maxims found in books. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: We may employ artifice to deceive a rival,

We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment

Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: To know how to disguise is the knowledge

To know how to disguise is the knowledge of kings. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: To know how to dissemble is the knowledge

To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
[Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.] — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Wise judges are we of each other!

Wise judges are we of each other! — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom

I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one

To mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Carry on any enterprise as if all future

Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: War is one of the scourges with which

War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Reason must be the universal rule and guide;

Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: First, all means to conciliate; failing that, all

First, all means to conciliate; failing that, all means to crush. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Did you think I was immortal?

Did you think I was immortal? — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Never write a letter and never destroy one.

Never write a letter and never destroy one. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Who will be my equal?

Who will be my equal? — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of

Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of state. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: A single word has sometimes lost or won

A single word has sometimes lost or won an empire ... — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge

To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: If God forbade drinking, would He have made

If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good? — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but

Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Armand Jean Du Plessis Richelieu: Deception is the knowledge of kings.

Deception is the knowledge of kings. — Armand Jean Du Plessis Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Not the least of the qualities that go

Not the least of the qualities that go into the making of a great ruler is the ability of letting others serve him. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love

I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and I like bums. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: If you give me six lines written by

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Give me six lines written by the most

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

Richelieu's Quotes By Alyxandra Harvey: That alone made me want to find every

That alone made me want to find every Richelieu in the world and kiss them. With tongue. — Alyxandra Harvey

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: I have never had any [enemies] other than

I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: I do not sleep to let others sleep

I do not sleep to let others sleep in the shade of my waking. — Cardinal Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Armand Jean Du Plessis Richelieu: If you give me six sentences written by

If you give me six sentences written by the most innocent of men, I will find something in them with which to hang them. — Armand Jean Du Plessis Richelieu

Richelieu's Quotes By Cardinal Richelieu: Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles. — Cardinal Richelieu