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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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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Arm Come Destroy Prophet Victorious
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
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Done Fear Injury Man Severe Use Vengence
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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Evil Gain Good Hatred Much
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Command Know Must Obey Wish
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Around Estimate First Him Intelligence Look Men Method Ruler
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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Acquire Admitted Common Condemned More Nature Praise Succeed Wish
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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Conceal Enemy Enterprise Execution Likely More No Ripe
There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others.
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Appreciate Intelligence Kind Offer Understand
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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Cleaner Escape Hourglass More Sand Through
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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Always Deceive Find One Themselvesm Deceive
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.
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Difficult Lack Love Safer Since Since Fear Together Two Must

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