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Never lead your soldiers to b...

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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A prince, therefore, must not...

A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very few examples, he will be more merciful than those who, from excess of tenderness, allow disorders to arise, from whence spring murders and rapine; for these as a rule injure the whole community, while the executions carried out by the prince injure only one individual. And of all princes, it is impossible for a new prince to escape the name of cruel, new states being always full of dangers.

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Therefore the best fortress i...

Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.

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The prince must consider, as ...

The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or contemptible; and as often as he shall have succeeded he will have fulfilled his part, and he need not fear any danger in other reproaches.

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Hence it happened that all th...

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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God and nature have thrown al...

God and nature have thrown all human fortunes into the midst of mankind; and they are thus attainable rather by rapine than by industry, by wicked actions rather than by good. Hence it is that men feed upon each other, and those who cannot defend themselves must be worried.

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From the latter he is defende...

From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will have good friends, and affairs will always remain quiet within when they are quiet without, unless they should have been already disturbed by conspiracy; and even should affairs outside be disturbed, if he has carried out his preparations and has lived as I have said, as long as he does not despair, he will resist every attack.

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....for friendships that are ...

....for friendships that are acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of character are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper moment they cannot be spent.

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The innovator has for enemies...

The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.

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Occasionally words must serve...

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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Nothing is of greater importa...

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered.

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That prince is highly esteeme...

That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided it is well known that he is an excellent man and revered by his people, he can only be attacked with difficulty.

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You must never believe that t...

You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less and want to bear less danger, the more the enemy is weak or the less the enemy is cautious, so much more must you esteem him.

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Decide which is the line of c...

Decide which is the line of conduct that presents the fewest drawbacks and then follow it out as being the best one, because one never finds anything perfectly pure and unmixed, or exempt from danger.

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He who neglects what is done ...

He who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.

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Whoever is the cause of anoth...

Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of these are suspected by the one who has been raised to power.

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When men receive favours from...

When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor.

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The greatest remedy that is u...

The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do by force.

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Good order and discipline in ...

Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.

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With difficulty he is beaten ...

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

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