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There is nothing so difficult ...

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

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Nothing feeds upon itself as l...

Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.

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Men sooner forget the death of...

Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony

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A prince is also esteemed when...

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.

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One should never fall in the b...

One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up.

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For, in truth, there is no sur...

For, in truth, there is no sure way of holding other than by destroying

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The best fortress which a prin...

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

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Men seldom rise from low condi...

Men seldom rise from low condition to high rank without employing either force or fraud, unless that rank should be attained either by gift or inheritance.

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For he who innovates will have...

For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new.

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Never attempt to win by force ...

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

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the wise man should always fol...

the wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if he cannot reach their perfection, he may at least acquire something of its savour.

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Many have dreamed up republics...

Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should live and how one does live is so wide that a man who neglects what is actually done for what should be done learns the way to self-destruction rather than self-preservation.

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Men are more apt to be mistake...

Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.

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I consider it a mark of great ...

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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A prince must be prudent enoug...

A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of those vices that would lose the state for him, and must protect himself from those that will not lose it for him, if this is possible; but if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.

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Whoever is the cause of anothe...

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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It is better to be adventurous...

It is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman.

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There is nothing more difficul...

There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things..... Whenever his enemies have occasion to attack the innovator they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable.

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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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Thus it happens in matters of ...

Thus it happens in matters of state; for knowing afar off (which it is only given a prudent man to do) the evils that are brewing, they are easily cured. But when, for want of such knowledge, they are allowed to grow so that everyone can recognize them, there is no longer any remedy to be found.

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