"Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge."
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"Never do your enemy a minor injury."
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"Every little advantage is of great moment when men have to come to blows."
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"He who has annexed them, if he wishes to hold them, has only to bear in mind two considerations: the one, that the family of their former lord is extinguished; the other, that neither their laws nor their taxes are altered, so that in a very short time they will become entirely one body with the old principality."
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"There are three kinds of brains. The one understands things unassisted, the other understands things when shown by others, the third understands neither alone nor with the explanations of others."
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"Wise men say, and not without reason, that whosoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past."
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"It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it."
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"For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new."
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"Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men."
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