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“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“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.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.”
― The Discourses
― The Discourses
“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“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.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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