There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIThere 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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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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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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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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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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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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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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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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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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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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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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We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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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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Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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