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A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

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Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours.

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Never was anything great achieved without danger.

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Never lead your soldiers to battle if you have not first confirmed their spirit and known them to be without fear and ordered; and never test them except when you see that they hope to win.

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The leader should know how to enter into evil when necessity commands.

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It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it.

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There is nothing so difficult or so dangerous as to undertake to change the order of things.

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Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

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To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

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Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.

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One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.

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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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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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If the course of human affairs be considered, it will be seen that many things arise against which heaven does not allow us to guard.

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He who builds on the people, builds on the mud

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Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But let this happen in such a way that no one become aware of it; or, if it should be noticed, excuses must be at hand to be produced immediately.

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Never do your enemy a minor injury.

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For whoever conquers a free Town, and does not demolish it, commits a great Error, and may expect to be ruin 'd himself.

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He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building.

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Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them.

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