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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.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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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Broken Give Necessity Past Present Promise Work
It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.
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Act Arrange Free Law Lay Men Necessity Presupoose Scope State Wickedness
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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Adapt Clash Demand Likewise One Policy Time
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
Politics have no relation to morals.
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Moral Politics Relation
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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All Aspire Breast Element Four Frame Mind Nature Regiment Teach
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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First Man Principle Republic Return Simple Sometimes
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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Contempt Country Decay Religion See Sign Sure
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
Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.
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Another Find Men Moment Simple Suffer Tricked Yield
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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Bear Despair Drive Father Inheritance Loss Qquanmity Son
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.
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Against Do Faith Interest Keep Out Ruler Wise
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
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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Commerce Confidence Cowardice Distrust Either Hatred Offend People Show

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