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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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.
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Ability Aquire Condemnation Cost Deserve Mistake More
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
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
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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Difficult Great Willingness
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
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
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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Command Know Must Obey Wish
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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Evil Gain Good Hatred Much
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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Adult Childhood Crazy Distinction Ego Fell Individual Love One Probably Purpose Some Useful
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
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First Man Principle Republic Return Simple Sometimes
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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Bear Despair Drive Father Inheritance Loss Qquanmity Son
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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Adapt Clash Demand Likewise One Policy Time

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