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Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
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
Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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All Detail Less Offense Once Severities Suddenness
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
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Ambition Another Attack Men Other Secure Seek Themselves
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
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
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.
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Among Cause Contemptible Disarmed Disgraceful Ebit Guard Other Prince Render Thing
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
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
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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Commit Conquer Demolish Error Except Great Ruin Town
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
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Arm Except Hope Necessary Premise War
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
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
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise

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