Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number of men who are not good.
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 are so simple and yield so readily to the necessities of the moment that he who deceives will always find someone who will let himself be deceived."
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Strange & Unusual"A wise prince, therefore, ought to find a means by which his subjects will always in every sort and kind of circumstance have need of the state and of him, and then they will always be faithful to him…"
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Strange & Unusual"The injury that is to be done to a man must be such that one need not fear his revenge."
Humorous