For whoever believes that great advancement and new benefits make men forget old injuries is mistaken.
Niccolò MachiavelliTherefore any cruelty has to be executed at once, so that the less it is tasted, the less it offends; while benefits must be dispensed little by little, so that they will be savored all the more.
Niccolò MachiavelliIn peace one is despoiled by the mercenaries, in war by one's enemies.
Niccolò MachiavelliReturning to the question of being feared or loved, I conclude that since men love at their own will and fear at the will of the prince, a wise prince must build a foundation on what is his own, and not on what belongs to others.
Niccolò MachiavelliBeing 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 MachiavelliBut above all he must refrain from seizing the property of others, because a man is quicker to forget the death of his father than the loss of his patrimony.
Niccolò MachiavelliThe Swiss are well armed and very free.
Niccolò MachiavelliMen are so simple, and governed so absolutely by their present needs, that he who wishes to deceive will never fail in finding willing dupes.
Niccolò MachiavelliTo govern more securely some Princes have disarmed their subjects...but by disarming, you at once give offence, since you show your subjects that you distrust them, either by doubting their courage, or as doubting their fidelity, each of which imputations begets hatred against you.
Niccolò MachiavelliThese opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it.
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