The Prince, Tr. from the Italian by N.H.T.Paul, 1882 - 181 頁 |
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able accustomed to live acquired actions afterwards Agathocles aggrandize Alexander already army attack authority auxiliaries become Princes Cæsar captain cause Cesare Borgia CHAPTER CHAPTER Church cities citizens Colonnesi Commodus courage cruelty Cyrus danger death defeated defend deprived desire destroyed difficulty dominions Duke of Milan Duke Valentino Emperor enemies enterprises escape esteem example Faenza faith favour fear Florentines follow foot soldiers force former fortune France Francesco Sforza friends gain Giovanni Greece hand hated hereditary honour injury Italy keep King of France kingdom of Naples liberality Lombardy Louis loved maintain matter Medes merit Messer methods miserly Moreover never NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI nobles obliged occasion offend once Orsini Pisa Pope Julius Pope Julius II possession Prince Princedoms private station Province prudent reason remain Republics reputation Romagna Romans Rome ruin ruler secure Sforza Spain subjects Swiss Theseus things tion troops Venetians victorious Vitelli Wherefore wholly wise Prince
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第 120 頁 - Thus, it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, religious, and upright, and also to be so; but the mind should remain so balanced that were it needful not to be so, you should be able and know how to change to the contrary.
第 57 頁 - ... his time had not been mis-spent, he proposed to return honourably attended by a hundred horsemen from among his own friends and followers; and he begged Giovanni graciously to arrange for his reception by the citizens of Fermo with corresponding marks of distinction, as this would be creditable not only to himself, but also to the uncle who had brought him up. Giovanni accordingly, did not fail in any proper attention to his nephew, but caused him to be splendidly received by his fellow-citizens,...
第 114 頁 - For love is held by the tic of obligation, which, because men are a sorry breed, is broken on every whisper of private interest; but fear is bound by the apprehension of punishment which never relaxes its grasp. Nevertheless a Prince should inspire fear in such a fashion that if he do not win love he may escape hate.
第 118 頁 - To rely wholly on the lion is unwise ; and for this reason a prudent Prince neither can nor ought to keep his word when to keep it is hurtful to him and the causes which led him to pledge it are removed. If all men were good, this would not be good advice, but since they are dishonest and do not keep faith with you, you, in return, need not keep faith with them...
第 79 頁 - I should discourse generally concerning the means for attack and defence of which each of these different kinds of Princedom may make use. I have already said that a Prince must lay solid foundations, since otherwise he will inevitably be destroyed. Now the main foundations of all States, whether new, old, or mixed, are good laws and good arms.
第 35 頁 - ... to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because . the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the opponents, who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them.
第 114 頁 - For men will sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.
第 120 頁 - And you are to understand that a Prince, and most of all a new Prince, cannot observe all those rules of conduct in respect whereof men are accounted good, being often forced, in order to preserve his Princedom, to act in opposition to good faith, charity, humanity, and religion.
第 177 頁 - Egypt, and to know the greatness and courage of Cyrus that the Persians should be oppressed by the Medes, and to illustrate the excellence of Theseus that the Athenians should be scattered...