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Every little advantage is of great moment when men have to come to blows.

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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

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He who has once begun to live by rapine always finds reasons for taking what is not his.

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All the armed prophets conquered; all the unarmed ones perished.

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The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don't just go away, they are only postponed to someone else's advantage. Therefore, they made war with Philip and Antiochus in Greece, in order not to have to fight them in Italy... They never went by that saying which you constantly hear from the wiseacres of our day, that time heals all things. They trusted rather their own character and prudence- knowing perfectly well that time contains the seeds of all things, good as well as bad.

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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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Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

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Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by stratagem is as much to be praised as he who overcomes them by force.

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Is it better to be loved or feared?

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Change has no constituency.

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The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.

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With difficulty he is beaten who can estimate his own forces and those of his enemy.

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Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.

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A multitude is strong while it holds together, but so soon as each of those who compose it begins ro think of his own private danger, it becomes weak and contemptible.

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A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

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Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.

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Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.

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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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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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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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