The common people are always caught by appearances and by the outcome of a thing; and in the world there are only the common people.
The Prince, political philosophy
The Prince, Chapter XVIII: How Princes Should Keep Faith
1532
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"In the actions of men, and especially of princes, from which there is no appeal, the end justifies the means."
Shocking"There are three kinds of intellect: one which comprehends by itself; another that discerns what another comprehends; and a third which comprehends neither by itself nor by the showing of another."
Humorous"Men are won over as much by the love they are given as by the fear they are inspired with."
Humorous"There is no surer way of holding an acquired state than by ruining it."
Controversial"A prince must be a fox, to know how to avoid snares; and a lion, to terrify wolves."
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