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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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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Among Fact Man Necessarily Some Virtuous
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
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
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
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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Cleaner Escape Hourglass More Sand Through
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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Ability Aquire Condemnation Cost Deserve Mistake More
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
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
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

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