You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less and want to bear less danger, the more the enemy is weak or the less the enemy is cautious, so much more must you esteem him.

For titles do not reflect honor on men, but rather men on their titles.

For this is the tragedy of man circumstances change, but he does not.

It is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman.

The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or contemptible; and as often as he shall have succeeded he will have fulfilled his part, and he need not fear any danger in other reproaches.

Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men.

Half of these aren't even Machiavelli. Some are Plato, Thucydides etc....doesnt anyone check these?