To Be Feared Is Much Safer Then

There Is No Avoiding War; It Can Only Be Postponed To The Advantage Of Others.

For That Reason, Let A Prince Have The Credit Of Conquering And Holding His State, The Means Will Always Be Considered Honest, And He Will Be Praised By Everybody Because The Vulgar Are Always Taken By What A Thing Seems To Be And By What Comes Of It; And In The World There Are Only The Vulgar, For The Few Find A Place There Only When The Many Have No Ground To Rest On.

The Forces Of Adversaries Are More Diminished By The Loss Of Those Who Flee Than Of Those Who Are Killed.

Few Men Are Brave By Nature, But Good Discipline And Experience Make Many So.

Benefits Should Be Granted Little By Little, So That They May Be Better Enjoyed.