Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIThe wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.
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Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
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When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.
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Politics have no relation to morals.
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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Before all else, be armed.
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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned.
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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate.
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The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
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Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
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We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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