Half Of These Aren't Even Machiavelli. Some

A Wise Man Will See To It That His Acts Always Seem Voluntary And Not Done By Compulsion, However Much He May Be Compelled By Necessity.

There Is No Avoiding War; It Can Only Be Postponed To The Advantage Of Others.

For The Mob Is Always Impressed By Appearances And By Results, And The World Is Composed Of The Mob.

Benefits Should Be Conferred Gradually; And In That Way They Will Taste Better.

The Wish To Acquire Is In Truth Very Natural And Common, And Men Always Do So When They Can.but When They Cannot Do So, Yet Wish To Do So By Any Means, Then There Is Folly And Blame.