

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
― The Prince
― The Prince

“it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”
― The Prince
― The Prince

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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