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The ends justifies the means.

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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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Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge.

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The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.

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

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One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred by high taxes from starting a new business. Rather, the Prince should be ready to reward men who want to do these things and those who endeavour in any way to increase the prosperity of their city or their state.

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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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Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.

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...it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor.

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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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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

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For this is the tragedy of man circumstances change, but he does not.

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All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.

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A man who is used to acting in one way never changes; he must come to ruin when the times, in changing, no longer are in harmony with his ways.

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Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.

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A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from snares, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves.

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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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Benefits should be granted little by little, so that they may be better enjoyed.

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My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of them has to be lacking, it is much safer to be feared than loved.

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In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly.

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