For a man who wishes to make a profession of good in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many 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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"Hence it comes that all armed prophets have conquered and unarmed ones have failed."
Shocking"It is always necessary to take the lesser evil as good."
Controversial"A prince must have no other object, no other thought, nor take anything else for his art, but war and its orders and discipline."
Humorous"There are three kinds of intellects: one understands things by itself, the other discerns what others understand, and the third understands neither by itself nor through others. The first is excellent…"
Controversial"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
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