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  • 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.
  • Long before Einstein told us that matter is energy, Machiavelli and Hobbes and other modern political philosophers defined man as a lump of matter whose most politically relevant attribute is a form of energy called ''self-interestedness.'' This was not a

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  • Machiavelli 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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  • Machiavelli A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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  • Machiavelli 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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  • Machiavelli Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
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  • Machiavelli Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
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  • Machiavelli God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
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  • Machiavelli Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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  • Machiavelli It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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  • Machiavelli It should be noted that when he seizes a state the new ruler ought to determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He should inflict them once and for all, and not have to renew them every day.
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  • George F. Will Long before Einstein told us that matter is energy, Machiavelli and Hobbes and other modern political philosophers defined man as a lump of matter whose most politically relevant attribute is a form of energy called ''self-interestedness.'' This was not a
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  • Machiavelli Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations.
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  • Machiavelli 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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  • Machiavelli Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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  • Machiavelli Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.
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  • Machiavelli Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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  • Machiavelli One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
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  • Machiavelli Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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  • Machiavelli Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.
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  • Machiavelli States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them.
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  • Machiavelli Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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