Chapter

 1 Ded |       whence one often sees horses, arms, cloth of gold, precious
 2 I   |          are acquired either by the arms of the prince himself, or
 3 III |             induces them to take up arms against him who rules: wherein
 4 V   |            are very slow to take up arms, and a prince can gain them
 5 VI  |           ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE’S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY~LET no one be
 6 VII |          ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE~
 7 VII |             in the states which the arms and fortunes of others had
 8 VII |            Besides this, he saw the arms of Italy, especially those
 9 VII |             depend no more upon the arms and the luck of others.~
10 VII |          who, by the fortune or the arms of others, are raised to
11 XI  |            should enter Italy under arms; the other, that none of
12 XI  |        disorder, and, standing with arms in their hands under the
13 XI  |            pope with both money and arms was able to prevail; and
14 XI  |             others made it great in arms, he will make it still greater
15 XII |              are good laws and good arms; and as there cannot be
16 XII |   discussion and shall speak of the arms.~I say, therefore, that
17 XII |            say, therefore, that the arms with which a prince defends
18 XII |            his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm
19 XII |             the infelicity of these arms. The mercenary captains
20 XII |           or not, I reply that when arms have to be resorted to,
21 XII |        republic, armed with its own arms, under the sway of one of
22 XII |        bring one armed with foreign arms. Rome and Sparta stood for
23 XII |           to throw herself into the arms of the King of Aragon, in
24 XII |            their dominions by these arms, and yet their captains
25 XII |          trouble. Because from such arms conquests come but slowly,
26 XII |            the great cities took up arms against their nobles, who,
27 XII |            citizens unaccustomed to arms, both commenced to enlist
28 XII |          till now have directed the arms of Italy; and the end of
29 XIII|             assistance with men and arms. These arms may be useful
30 XIII|            with men and arms. These arms may be useful and good in
31 XIII|           having conquered by other arms than theirs.~The Florentines,
32 XIII|              being entirely without arms, sent ten thousand Frenchmen
33 XIII|           conquer make use of these arms, for they are much more
34 XIII|            has always avoided these arms and turned to his own; and
35 XIII|            which is gained with the arms of others.~I shall never
36 XIII|           knife. In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from
37 XIII|     diminished the value of his own arms, for he has destroyed the
38 XIII|             national, both of which arms together are much better
39 XIV |        thought more of ease than of arms they have lost their states.
40 XIV |           hardships and troubles of arms, from dukes became private
41 XX  |      because, by arming them, those arms become yours, those men
42 XX  | principality has always distributed arms. Histories are full of examples.
43 XX  |             a people who have taken arms against you. It has not
44 XXI |        Romans urged them to take up arms. This question came to be
45 XXI |            to declare yourself with arms. And irresolute princes,
46 XXIV|             it with good laws, good arms, good allies, and with a
47 XXIV|          common defect in regard to arms from the causes which have
48 XXVI|             which is necessary, and arms are hallowed when there
49 XXVI|            to be prepared with such arms, so that you can be defended
50 XXVI|           not create a new order of arms, but a variation upon the