“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“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
“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.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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