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One must be a fox to recogniz...

One must be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten wolves

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By the delusions of seeming g...

By the delusions of seeming good the people are often misled to desire their own ruin; and they are frequently influenced by great hopes and brave promises.

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Nature creates few men brave,...

Nature creates few men brave, industry and training makes many.

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He who makes war his professi...

He who makes war his profession cannot be otherwise than vicious. War makes thieves, and peace brings them to the gallows.

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I hold it to be a proof of gr...

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words toward anyone, for neither diminishes the strength of the enemy.

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Appear as you may wish to be ...

Appear as you may wish to be

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A wise man will see to it tha...

A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity.

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So in all human affairs one n...

So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another emerging.

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You know better than I that i...

You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else's self-esteem.

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The lion cannot protect himse...

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

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People should either be cares...

People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance.

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Men are so stupid and concern...

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

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And what physicians say about...

And what physicians say about disease is applicable here: that at the beginning a disease is easy to cure but difficult to diagnose; but as time passes, not having been recognized or treated at the outset, it becomes easy to diagnose but difficult to cure. The same thing occurs in affairs of state; for by recognizing from afar the diseases that are spreading in the state (which is a gift given only to the prudent ruler), they can be cured quickly; but when, not having been recognized, they are not recognized and are left to grow to the extent that everyone recognizes them, there is no longer any cure.

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the wise man should always fo...

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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It has always been the opinio...

It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength.

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Never do an enemy a small inj...

Never do an enemy a small injury.

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He who blinded by ambition, r...

He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.

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The main foundations of every...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.

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Whoever conquers a free town ...

Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.

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It is double pleasure to dece...

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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