When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and reward.

Politics have no relation to morals.

We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed.

When you disarm your subjects, however, you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you.

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

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.