...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune.
Niccolo MachiavelliThe princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
Niccolo MachiavelliHe who makes war his profession cannot be otherwise than vicious. War makes thieves, and peace brings them to the gallows.
Niccolo Machiavelli