To Be Feared Is Much Safer Then

A Prudent Man Should Always Follow In The Path Trodden By Great Men And Imitate Those Who Are Most Excellent, So That If He Does Not Attain To Their Greatness, At Any Rate He Will Get Some Tinge Of It.

To Know Well The Nature Of The People One Must Be A Prince, And To Know Well The Nature Of Princes One Must Be Of The People.

It Is A Foolish Prince Who Entrusts The Safety Of His Lands To Hired Men.

To Ensure Victory The Troops Must Have Confidence In Themselves As Well As In Their Commanders.

All The States And Governments By Which Men Are Or Ever Have Been Ruled, Have Been And Are Either Republics Or Princedoms.