Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.

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

Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that when it is needful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities.

It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant.

Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties.