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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

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
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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Fear Love More Much Secure
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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Honest Honor Men Title
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
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
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
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Deception Immediate Incline Lack Men Obey Simple Victim
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Better Both Fear Love One
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
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
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
Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense.
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All Detail Less Offense Once Severities Suddenness
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Does Finally Fool Does Man Once Wise
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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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Advantage Avoid Postpone War

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