He who is the cause of another becoming powerful is ruined; because that power has been effected either by industry or by force, and both of these are suspicious to the one who has been raised to power.
The Prince, political philosophy
The Prince, Chapter III: Of Mixed Principalities
1532
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"For he who is not strong enough to protect himself must seek protection from others."
Controversial"Wise men say, and not without reason, that whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times."
Humorous"The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Alba, and Ostia, did not destroy them, but gave them their own laws and left them free, and they did not hold them without difficulty."
Humorous"For where the fear of God is wanting, it is inevitable that the kingdom will come to ruin, or that it will be sustained by the fear of a prince, which will supply the want of religion."
Controversial"The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar."
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