Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.
Niccolo MachiavelliOne should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it off to his disadvantage
Niccolo MachiavelliTo know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else.
Niccolo MachiavelliMen in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.
Niccolo Machiavelli