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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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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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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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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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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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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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Never attempt to win by force ...

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

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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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Human beings remain constant i...

Human beings remain constant in their methods of conduct.

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Anyone who becomes master of a...

Anyone who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it may expect to be destroyed by it; for such a city may always justify rebellion in the name of liberty and its ancient institutions.

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One arises from a low to a hig...

One arises from a low to a high station more often by using fraud instead of force.

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Ability and perseverance are t...

Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

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He who neglects what is done f...

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

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Any man who tries to be good a...

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.

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Men are able to assist fortune...

Men are able to assist fortune but not to thwart her. They can weave her designs, but they cannot destroy them.

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If the present be compared wit...

If the present be compared with the remote past, it is easily seen that in all cities and in all peoples there are the same desires and the same passions as there always were.

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Never do your enemy a minor in...

Never do your enemy a minor injury.

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Change has no constituency....

Change has no constituency.

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I don't doubt that every princ...

I don't doubt that every prince would like to be both; but since it is hard to accomodate these qualities, if you have to make a choice, to be feared is much safer than to be loved. For it is a good general rule about men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, fearful of danger and greedy for gain....[love] is a link of obligation which men, because they are rotten, will break anything they think doing so serves their advantage; but fear involves dread of punishment, from which they can never escape.

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....it cannot be called ingenu...

....it cannot be called ingenuity to kill one's fellow citizens, to betray friends, to be without faith, without mercy, without religion; by these means one can aquire power but not glory.

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