Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLITardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.
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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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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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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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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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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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Before all else, be armed.
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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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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.
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Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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