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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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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
So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
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Does Either Fear Indulge Injury Ought Vengeance
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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Always Change Establishment Leave One Open Other
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others.
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Appreciate Intelligence Kind Offer Understand
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
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
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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Commit Conquer Demolish Error Except Great Ruin Town
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
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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All Determine Inflict Injury Must Need New Once Ruler
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
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
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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Commerce Confidence Cowardice Distrust Either Hatred Offend People Show

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