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• Men must either be caressed or annihilated. They will revenge themselves for small injuries, but they can't do so for great ones.
  The harm the leader does must be such that he need not fear revenge. -- Niccolo Machiavelli...
• In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have been accepted by the people
  for there are many good laws, the importance of which is known to be the sagacious lawgiver, but the reasons for which are not sufficiently evident to enable him to persuade others to submit to them...
• Quote #159 The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this, "What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?
  and my answer must at once be, "It is no use." There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever....
• I remember Massingbird's most famous case - the Case of the Bloody Knife.
  A man was found next to the murdered body. He had the knife in his hand, thirteen witnesses had seen him stab the victim, and when the police arrived, he said, "I'm glad I killed the bastard"....
• Men are apt to deceive themselves in big things, but they rarely do so in particulars.
  -- Niccolo Machiavelli...
• Men often deceive themselves in believing that humility can overcome insolence.
  -- Niccolo Machiavelli...
• When neither their poverty nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.
  -- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)...
• When neither their poverty nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.
  -- Niccolo Machiavelli...
• Touch if you must, Pay up if you bust.