Never was anything great achieved without danger.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIOne change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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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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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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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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Politics have no relation to morals.
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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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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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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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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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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
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