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The promise given was a neces...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

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The wish to acquire more is a...

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

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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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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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The new ruler must determine ...

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

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No enterprise is more likely ...

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

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The one who adapts his policy...

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.

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The wise man does at once wha...

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

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Men shrink less from offendin...

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

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A prince never lacks legitima...

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

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Severities should be dealt ou...

Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.

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A son can bear with equanimit...

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

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For among other evils caused ...

For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.

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When you disarm the people, y...

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

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Make no small plans for they ...

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

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Men are driven by two princip...

Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

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It is better to be loved rath...

It is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved? It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both: but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.

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Entrepreneurs are simply thos...

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

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Men in general judge more fro...

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

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