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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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 not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
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
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
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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Ashamed Contrary Example God Imitate Influence Strive Such Wick
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
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
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Conduct Difficult Introduce More New Order Success Thing Uncertain
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
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
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
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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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Adapt Clash Demand Likewise One Policy Time
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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Fickle Gain General Greedy Hypocritical Man Mankind

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