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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLINever was anything great achieved without danger.
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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.
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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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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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Before all else, be armed.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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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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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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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.
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