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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.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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Broken Give Necessity Past Present Promise Work
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
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
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
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
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Away Belong Everything Glory God Share Take Willing
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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Archive Attribute Either Fortune Virtue
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
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
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
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Arm Except Hope Necessary Premise War
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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Conceal Enemy Enterprise Execution Likely More No Ripe
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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Always Deceive Find One Themselvesm Deceive
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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Evil Gain Good Hatred Much
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
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Destroy Generous heavy Injury Men One Revenge Sight

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