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The peasant wants only to be left alone to prosper in peace.

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I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself.

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Before all else, be armed.

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Present wars impoverish the lords that win as much as those that lose.

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Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

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I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their fortune, but cannot oppose it; that they may weave its warp, but cannot break it. Yet they should never give up, because there is always hope, though they know not the end and more towards it along roads which cross one another and as yet are unexplored; and since there is hope, they should not despair, no matter what fortune brings or in what travail they find themselves.

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In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.

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Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

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They have not any difficulties on the way up because they fly, but they have many when they reach the summit.

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A prince is also respected when he is a true friend and a true enemy; that is, when he declares himself on the side of one prince against another without any reservation.

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It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength.

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The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

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One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.

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For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend himself by his good troops and friends; and he will always have good friends if he has good troops.

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Prudence therefore consists in knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage.

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In the armies and among every ten men there is one of more life, of more heart, or at least of more authority, who with his courage, with words and by example keeps the others firm and disposed to fight.

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One arises from a low to a high station more often by using fraud instead of force.

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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

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God creates men, but they choose each other.

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So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil.

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