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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.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.
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Breath Constant Execute Executem Furnish Leisure Military Peace Plan Prince War Study
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
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
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
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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All Aspire Breast Element Four Frame Mind Nature Regiment Teach
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
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 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
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Around Estimate First Him Intelligence Look Men Method Ruler
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
Politics have no relation to morals.
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Moral Politics Relation
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One

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