1 For during these times in which good men governed, he will see the prince secure in the midst of happy subjects, and the whole world filled with peace and justice.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X. 2 But this, for a reason already mentioned, namely that a few will always be governed by the will of a few and these the most powerful, was a change from bad to worse.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XLIX. 3 , throughout the whole of his pontificate, was governed by impulse and passion, and because the times were in perfect accord, all his undertakings prospered.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX. 4 The entire monarchy of the Turk is governed by one lord, the others are his servants; and, dividing his kingdom into sanjaks, he sends there different administrators, and shifts and changes them as he chooses.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER IV — WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEX... 5 The contrary happens in kingdoms governed like that of France, because one can easily enter there by gaining over some baron of the kingdom, for one always finds malcontents and such as desire a change.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER IV — WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEX... 6 In this case indeed he may be well governed, but it would not be for long, because such a governor would in a short time take away his state from him.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER XXIII — HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED 7 The natural taste and true ear of David governed and modified the sounds to suit the confined cavern, every crevice and cranny of which was filled with the thrilling notes of their flexible voices.
8 The light was not strong enough to render their features distinct, though it was quite evident that they were governed by very different emotions.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 23 9 Hence Moore, Byron, Goethe, often speak words more wisely descriptive of the true religious sentiment, than another man, whose whole life is governed by it.
10 Legree, like some potentates we read of in history, governed his plantation by a sort of resolution of forces.
11 Nevertheless changes and improvements have begun to take place, since things now are governed more by the personal inclinations and idiosyncracies of the keepers of such establishments.
12 It is now necessary that man, governed by his senses, should find in virtue a charm palpable to those senses.
13 And His will is governed only by infinite love for us, and so whatever befalls us is for our good.
14 The entire household was governed according to Pierre's supposed orders, that is, by his wishes which Natasha tried to guess.
15 So far I have governed myself thoroughly.