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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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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Among Cause Contemptible Disarmed Disgraceful Ebit Guard Other Prince Render Thing
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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All Aspire Breast Element Four Frame Mind Nature Regiment Teach
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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Archive Attribute Either Fortune Virtue
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
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
To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
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Must Nature People Prince Understand
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
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Ambition Another Attack Men Other Secure Seek Themselves
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
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
Before all else, be armed.
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All Arm Before Isle
War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.
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Breath Constant Execute Executem Furnish Leisure Military Peace Plan Prince War Study
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 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
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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Contempt Country Decay Religion See Sign Sure

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