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“Being feared and not hated go well together, and the prince can always do this if he does not touch the property or the women of his citizens and subjects.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.”
― Machiavelli, The Prince

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“Nature creates few men brave, industry and training makes many.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

tags: philosophy

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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.”
― Nicolo Machiavelli, The Prince - The Original Classic Edition

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