For it must be noted that men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge slight injuries, but not severe ones; hence the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge.
The Prince, political philosophy
The Prince, Chapter III: Concerning Mixed Principalities
1532
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"The promises of men are not to be relied on, unless they are made under such circumstances that the promiser cannot break them without ruin."
Controversial"It is not fortune, but their own indolence, that causes men to abandon themselves to their fate."
Humorous"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others."
Humorous"Men are always more easily deceived when they are trying to deceive others."
Humorous"It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity."
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