MAX. 59.
Let Princes be very circum∣spect
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Let Princes be very circum∣spect
in the choice of their Councellours, choosing neither by the greatness of the Beard, nor by the smoothness of the Face. Let him be wise, but not crafty; active, without pri∣vate ends; couragious, with∣out malice; religious, without faction; secret, without fraud: One better read in his Prince's Business than his Nature; and a Riddle only to be read above.