There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

There never was a good war nor a bad peace.

The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war.

And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them?

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.