Copy ImageNever was anything great achieved without danger
Niccolò Machiavelli
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him
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Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception
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Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless
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And here comes in the question whether 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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