1 Theseus could not have shown his ability had he not found the Athenians dispersed.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 2 A prince ought also to show himself a patron of ability, and to honour the proficient in every art.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER XXI — HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS ... 3 He was of so great ability, even as a private citizen, that one who writes of him says he wanted nothing but a kingdom to be a king.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 4 These opportunities, therefore, made those men fortunate, and their high ability enabled them to recognize the opportunity whereby their country was ennobled and made famous.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 5 A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savour of it.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 6 But to come to those who, by their own ability and not through fortune, have risen to be princes, I say that Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, Theseus, and such like are the most excellent examples.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 7 Nevertheless, he accompanied his infamies with so much ability of mind and body that, having devoted himself to the military profession, he rose through its ranks to be Praetor of Syracuse.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VIII — CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A ... 8 Francesco, by proper means and with great ability, from being a private person rose to be Duke of Milan, and that which he had acquired with a thousand anxieties he kept with little trouble.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VII — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 9 Now, as the fact of becoming a prince from a private station presupposes either ability or fortune, it is clear that one or other of these things will mitigate in some degree many difficulties.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 10 Such dominions thus acquired are either accustomed to live under a prince, or to live in freedom; and are acquired either by the arms of the prince himself, or of others, or else by fortune or by ability.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER I — HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, ... 11 Because, as is stated above, he who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VII — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 12 I say, therefore, that in entirely new principalities, where there is a new prince, more or less difficulty is found in keeping them, accordingly as there is more or less ability in him who has acquired the state.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VI — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 13 These princes alone have states and do not defend them; and they have subjects and do not rule them; and the states, although unguarded, are not taken from them, and the subjects, although not ruled, do not care, and they have neither the desire nor the ability to alienate themselves.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER XI — CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES 14 Yet there were in the duke such boldness and ability, and he knew so well how men are to be won or lost, and so firm were the foundations which in so short a time he had laid, that if he had not had those armies on his back, or if he had been in good health, he would have overcome all difficulties.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VII — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 15 Neither have they the knowledge requisite for the position; because, unless they are men of great worth and ability, it is not reasonable to expect that they should know how to command, having always lived in a private condition; besides, they cannot hold it because they have not forces which they can keep friendly and faithful.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER VII — CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ... 16 When these things are remembered no one will marvel at the ease with which Alexander held the Empire of Asia, or at the difficulties which others have had to keep an acquisition, such as Pyrrhus and many more; this is not occasioned by the little or abundance of ability in the conqueror, but by the want of uniformity in the subject state.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContextHighlight In CHAPTER IV — WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ... 17 Therefore such as these have great difficulties in consummating their enterprise, for all their dangers are in the ascent, yet with ability they will overcome them; but when these are overcome, and those who envied them their success are exterminated, they will begin to be respected, and they will continue afterwards powerful, secure, honoured, and happy.
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