Benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIWhosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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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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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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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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When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.
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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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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.
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
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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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The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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