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If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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Ability Aquire Condemnation Cost Deserve Mistake More
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.
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Among Fact Man Necessarily Some Virtuous
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
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate.
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Destry Injure Men Merely Offend Ought Retailable Unable Vengeance
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
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
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
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.
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Difficult Lack Love Safer Since Since Fear Together Two Must
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness

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