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When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.
Before all else, be armed.
Change has no constituency.
Appear as you may wish to be
The ends justifies the means.
Never do an enemy a small injury.
One must consider the final result
Is it better to be loved or feared?
Never do your enemy a minor injury.
Politics have no relation to morals.
Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.
In war, discipline can do more than fury.
Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.
Cruelties should be committed all at once.
To be feared is much safer then to be loved.
God creates men, but they choose each other.
War brings out thieves and peace hangs them.
Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
He who builds on the people, builds on the mud
Men ought either to be well treated, or crushed.
A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes.
The Swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Men may second fortune, but they cannot thwart her.
A blast in the human breast is nothing to boast of.
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
How perilous it is to free a people who prefer slavery.
Human beings remain constant in their methods of conduct.
Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.
it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
The peasant wants only to be left alone to prosper in peace.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.
A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.
There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious.
Nature creates few men brave, industry and training makes many.
All the armed prophets conquered; all the unarmed ones perished.
Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
One must be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten wolves
