Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIHis 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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This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
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It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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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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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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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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Before all else, be armed.
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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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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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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Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
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