If a prince wants to maintain his rule, he must learn how not to be virtuous, and to make use of this or not, according to need.
The Prince, political philosophy
The Prince, Chapter XV: Concerning Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, Are Praised or Blamed
1532
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"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others."
Humorous"Men are by nature much more inclined to evil than to good; and therefore, if you would have the good, you must put them under the necessity of being so."
Controversial"Hatred is acquired as much by good works as by evil."
Shocking"He who desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with the assumption that all men are bad, and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it."
Controversial"It is much safer to be feared than loved."
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