The desire to acquire is truly a very natural and common thing; and when men who are able to do so acquire, they are always praised and not blamed; but when they are not able to do so, and yet wish to do so, then there is blame and error.
The Prince, political philosophy
The Prince, Chapter III: Concerning Mixed Principalities
1532
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"Men are won over as much by the love they are given as by the fear they are inspired with."
Humorous"Thus it happens in affairs of state, that to try to avoid one trouble often leads to another."
Shocking"It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity."
Strange & Unusual"Men are more apt to forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony."
Controversial"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."
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