Before all else, be armed.

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

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I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats...

I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats...

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries...

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries...

Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets...

Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets...

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but...

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but...

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust...

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom...

The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom...

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack,...

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack,...

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the...

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the...

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of...

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities...

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities...

The cat is the mirror of his human's mind...the dog mirrors his human's physical appearance.

The cat is the mirror of his human's mind...the dog mirrors his human's physical appearance.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am...

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am...