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“There is no other way of guarding against adulation, than to make people understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth. On the other hand, when everyone feels at liberty to tell you the truth, they will be apt to be lacking in respect to you.”
― The Prince - The Original Classic Edition
― The Prince - The Original Classic Edition
“Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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