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Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge.

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One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.

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To be feared is much safer then to be loved.

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Hence it happened that all the armed prophets conquered, all the unarmed perished. [It., Di qui nacque che tutti li profeti armati vincero, e li disarmati rovinarono.]

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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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It is a common failing of man not to take account of tempests during fair weather.

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States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them

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And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For the greatest sign of an impending loss is when one does not believe one can win.

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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

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Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.

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Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself.

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It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a rock; and he should endeavour to show in his actions greatness, courage, gravity, and fortitude; and in his private dealings with his subjects let him show that his judgments are irrevocable, and maintain himself in such reputation that no one can hope either to deceive him or to get round him.

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The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.

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Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.

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Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.

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You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second.

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Men are less hesitant about harming someone who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared because love is held together by a chain of obligation which, since men are wretched creatures, is broken on every occasion in which their own interests are concerned; but fear is sustained by dread of punishment which will never abandon you.

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In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.

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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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Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

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