Book, Chapter
1 Gre | those who by their infinite good qualities would merit to
2 Gre | this, therefore, whether good or bad, that you yourselves
3 1, II | constitution, but had made a good beginning, are capable of
4 1, II | very bad, and those are good in themselves, but may be
5 1, II | pernicious. Those that are good are three mentioned above:
6 1, II | knowledge of honest and good things; differentiating
7 1, II | through the suggestion of some good man, or to escape from such
8 1, II | of those three that are good, and of the malignity of
9 1, II | other Kings made many and good laws, all conforming to
10 1, III | industrious, and Laws make them good. And where something by
11 1, III | necessary: but when that good custom is lacking, the law
12 1, IV | much confusion, that if good fortune and military virtu
13 1, IV | when military discipline is good, it happens that where order
14 1, IV | happens that where order is good, [and] only rarely there
15 1, IV | rarely there may not be good fortune accompanying. But
16 1, IV | those tumults than to the good effects they brought forth,
17 1, IV | many examples of virtu, for good examples result from good
18 1, IV | good examples result from good education, good education
19 1, IV | result from good education, good education from good laws,
20 1, IV | education, good education from good laws, and good laws from
21 1, IV | education from good laws, and good laws from those tumults
22 1, IV | prejudicial to the common good, but laws and institutions
23 1, IV | to consider that so many good effects which came from
24 1, V | Powerful [Nobles], made two good points: The one, that they
25 1, VIII | this institution did much good, at Florence this poor order
26 1, IX | himself, but the common good, and not his own succession
27 1, IX | excuse him; and when it is good, as that of Romulus, he
28 1, IX | more prone to evil than to good, his successor could employ
29 1, IX | one individual, but it is good when it remains in the care
30 1, IX | done he did for the common good and not for his own ambition,
31 1, IX | formulate laws for the common good [only] by assigning the [
32 1, IX | desire to be institutors of good laws, [and], this is that
33 1, IX | he could not render this good to his country, unless he
34 1, IX | ambitions of men to provide the good for the many against the
35 1, X | so wise, so wicked or so good, that selecting between
36 1, X | men deceived by a false good or a false glory allow themselves
37 1, X | under the laws [and] as good Princes, than those who
38 1, X | because their customs, the good will of the people, and
39 1, X | there may have been some good men, such as Galba and Pertinax,
40 1, X | resulted from their very great good fortune and virtu, which
41 1, X | lesson of history how a good Kingdom can be organized,
42 1, X | succeeded by adoption were all good, such as were those five
43 1, X | those times governed by good [Emperors], he will see
44 1, X | will see every quiet and good; and on the other hand [
45 1, X | immense desire to follow the good. And truly, a Prince seeking
46 1, X | had failed to [give her good laws] should merit some
47 1, XI | plebs, both in keeping men good, and in making the wicked
48 1, XI | that City, for it caused good ordinances, good ordinances
49 1, XI | caused good ordinances, good ordinances make good fortune,
50 1, XI | ordinances, good ordinances make good fortune, and from good fortune
51 1, XI | make good fortune, and from good fortune there arises the
52 1, XII | could predict your future good or evil, should also be
53 1, XII | disposed to disturb every good institution. The Princes
54 1, XII | there is Religion every good is presupposed, so too where
55 1, XIV | were the foundation in good part of the ancient Religion
56 1, XIV | away, they fought with a good augury: if they did not
57 1, XVI | where there is more of the good than of the bad [spoiled].
58 1, XVI | their condition, ought in good part to content them. The
59 1, XVII | It was therefore a great good fortune for Rome that no
60 1, XVII | place in Rome (men having good intentions) [and which]
61 1, XVII | until the people become good [cured]; I do not know if
62 1, XVII | general public, that the good institutions are sustained:
63 1, XVII | to bring a City back to good habits which for a long
64 1, XVIII | general corruption. For as good customs have need of laws
65 1, XVIII | be observed, have need of good customs. In addition to
66 1, XVIII | its origin when men were good, are not afterward more
67 1, XVIII | firm, although no longer good for the corrupt [people],
68 1, XVIII | were not enough to keep men good, but would have been of
69 1, XVIII | become corrupt were not good, is expressly seen in these
70 1, XVIII | these institutions were good because no one asked for
71 1, XVIII | of such institutions, the good were entirely excluded from
72 1, XVIII | adopted. This institution was good when the Citizens were good,
73 1, XVIII | good when the Citizens were good, for it was always well
74 1, XVIII | anyone who intended some good for the public was able
75 1, XVIII | bad people as well as in a good one, nor can the form be
76 1, XVIII | discovered no longer to be good have to be changed either
77 1, XVIII | recognizes they are not good, I say that the defect which
78 1, XVIII | of a City presupposes a good man, and the becoming of
79 1, XVIII | it rarely happens that a [good] men wants to become Prince
80 1, XVIII | though his objectives be good; or that a bad one, having
81 1, XVIII | Prince, wants to work for good and that it should enter
82 1, XVIII | enter his mind to use for good that authority which he
83 1, XVIII | want to make them become good by other means would be
84 1, XVIII | therefore they could desire [good], and desiring it, conform
85 1, XIX | favored by the greatest good fortune, having the first
86 1, XXI | Kingdom full of Captains and good armies, which had been continually
87 1, XXIV | having regard to any of his good actions. And if these orders
88 1, XXIV | necessary to observe rewarding good, as is seen was done by
89 1, XXIV | someone in recompense for a good deed, no matter how big [
90 1, XXVI | he became King, who piled good upon the needy, and dismissed
91 1, XXVI | take up the first path of good, must, if he wants to maintain
92 1, XXVI | know how to be entirely good or entirely bad, as the
93 1, XXVII | KNOW HOW TO BE ENTIRELY GOOD OR ENTIRELY BAD~When Pope
94 1, XXVII | entirely bad or perfectly good, and that when an evil has
95 1, XXIX | they are the cause of great good, and make for a longer free
96 1, XXX | obtaining for himself the good will of his soldiers and
97 1, XXX | how to be all bad, or all good. And it always happens that
98 1, XXXII | persuade themselves that that good which was done, was not
99 1, XXXII | that similar remedies do good. Therefore Republics as
100 1, XXXIV | DICTATORIAL AUTHORITY DID GOOD AND NOT HARM TO THE ROMAN
101 1, XXXIV | individual authority, always did good to the City. For it is the
102 1, XXXIV | did anything that was not good for the Republic. For which
103 1, XXXIV | breaking institutions for good objectives, then under that
104 1, XXXV | will produce effects either good or bad, according as those
105 1, XXXV | whom it is conferred are good or bad. And if the authority
106 1, XXXV | that kept the Dictators good and that made the Ten bad:
107 1, XXXVII | weary themselves in the good, and that the same effects
108 1, XXXVIII| by force, and if anything good should be done by them,
109 1, XXXVIII| Republics never take up good proceedings except by force;
110 1, XL | safeguards for maintaining them good, the Romans removed them, [
111 1, XLI | time has appeared to be good and wants for purposes of
112 1, XLII | even though [they are] good and well educated; [and],
113 1, XLII | second Ten, being a very good man, [but] blinded by a
114 1, XLII | malignity of Appius, changed his good habits into the worst, and
115 1, XLIII | FOR THEIR OWN GLORY ARE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SOLDIERS~From
116 1, XLVI | examples have their origin in good beginnings. Those ambitious
117 1, XLVI | Citizens under an aura of good are not able to do evil,
118 1, XLVI | that reputation which does good and not harm to liberty,
119 1, XLVIII | ONE MORE NOBLE AND MORE GOOD~When the [Roman] Senate
120 1, XLIX | of Rome in this part were good; for it is not well that
121 1, XLIX | great difficulty in finding good laws for maintaining themselves
122 1, XLIX | that were bad, could not be good: and thus she had gone on
123 1, XLIX | organized her for the common good, but always in favor of
124 1, LII | destroy that liberty by his good name, to which he had been
125 1, LII | together that great army in good part from the soldiers who
126 1, LIII | DECEIVED BY A FALSE SPECIES OF GOOD: AND HOW GREAT HOPES AND
127 1, LIII | deceived by a false illusion of good, the People desire their
128 1, LIII | what is bad and what is good by someone in whom they
129 1, LIII | happens in Republics that good proceedings are not undertaken,
130 1, LIII | people that it would not be good to go and assault Sicily,
131 1, LIII | notwithstanding his past infinite good works, he [was allowed to]
132 1, LV | that People, and how much good there was to be hoped for
133 1, LV | goodness does not exist, no good is to be hoped for, as can
134 1, LV | of the people (which in good part is lacking) as from
135 1, LV | kingdom there yet exists a good part of that ancient goodness,
136 1, LVII | of a People about their good or bad disposition, ought
137 1, LVIII | many Princes, but of the good and wise ones there have
138 1, LVIII | there is an advantage for good, it is in the People) but
139 1, LVIII | glory and of the common good of their country: He will
140 1, LVIII | some hidden virtu, evil or good is foreseen. As to the judging
141 1, LVIII | People can be talked to by a good man, and can easily be returned
142 1, LVIII | easily be returned to the good path: [but] there is no
143 1, LVIII | fear will oppose the common good, those of a Prince are [
144 1, LVIII | fears will oppose his own good. But the opinion against
145 2 | from you; and knowing the good together with the many other
146 2 | and that there is as much good as there is bad in it; but
147 2 | in it; but this bad and good vary from province to province,
148 2 | appeared supportable and good, will turn out (as they
149 2 | For it is the office of a good man to show others that
150 2 | man to show others that good which because of the malignity
151 2, I | examine the cause of that [good] fortune, he will easily
152 2, I | that I believe that the [good] Fortune which the Romans
153 2, I | those people who do not make good observers. And so as to
154 2, II | King, judging it not to be good to defend the country of
155 2, II | for not the individual good, but the common good is
156 2, II | individual good, but the common good is what makes Cities great.
157 2, II | without doubt, this common good is not observed except in
158 2, II | those for whom the said good is done are so many, that
159 2, II | citizens who are valiant and good over whom he tyrannizes,
160 2, II | having placed the highest good in them, were more ferocious
161 2, II | also places the highest good in humility, lowliness,
162 2, II | servitude, and the more the good customs are lacking, the
163 2, III | according to the custom of the good cultivator, who, in order
164 2, III | Empire was necessary and good, is shown by the example
165 2, VI | They [the Romans] made a good distribution of booty, with
166 2, VII | amount of land, but its good cultivation, that should
167 2, VIII | they are not confronted by good arms, will never be checked.
168 2, X | of his country], or by good will of his people, while
169 2, X | benefit you, and the faith and good will of men will not endure,
170 2, X | esteemed not money, but good soldiers, as the sinew of
171 2, X | Gauls who had already as good as signed the peace broke
172 2, X | not the sinew of war, but good soldiers; because gold is
173 2, X | is not sufficient to find good soldiers, but good soldiers
174 2, X | find good soldiers, but good soldiers are indeed sufficient
175 2, X | of war is not gold, but good soldiers. Money is indeed
176 2, X | but it is a necessity that good soldiers by themselves will
177 2, X | for it is impossible that good soldiers will lack money,
178 2, X | money by itself to find good soldiers. Every history
179 2, X | the end they lost, and the good counsels and good soldiers
180 2, X | and the good counsels and good soldiers of Sparta were
181 2, X | necessary for war, many and good soldiers, prudent Captains,
182 2, X | soldiers, prudent Captains, and good fortune: where examining
183 2, XV | impede and thwart them. For good citizens (even though they
184 2, XV | whatever it might be, some good could be hoped for. Nor
185 2, XVII | takes away opportunity to good Captains of acting with
186 2, XVII | that your earthworks are good and secure, so that owing
187 2, XVII | whoever wants to create a good army must, by real or feigned
188 2, XVIII | fought by cavalry, because [good] infantry was not yet been
189 2, XX | that for one who has had a good ending, infinite others
190 2, XXII | deception [error] is judged good, or it is put forward by
191 2, XXII | themselves than for the general good. When this error, in times
192 2, XXII | would not have done them good if it had not been for the
193 2, XXIII | perpetual one, if you give us a good one; if a bad one, only
194 2, XXIII | is hopeless to look for good faith. And after these words
195 2, XXIII | proceedings that are neither good in themselves nor satisfactory
196 2, XXIV | consideration whether it is good to build fortresses, or
197 2, XXIV | cause of hatred, arises in good part because of that Prince
198 2, XXIV | you have always to place a good army in the field, as the
199 2, XXIV | you; so that a wise and good Prince, in order to keep
200 2, XXIV | in order to keep himself good and not give cause to his
201 2, XXIV | the fortresses, but on the good will of men. And if Count
202 2, XXIV | fortress, which do you no good in any way, for either they [
203 2, XXIV | want them to do you any good and to help you in recovering
204 2, XXIV | the fortress did him no good, but injury, and the more
205 2, XXIV | otherwise it could have done him good. Niccolo Da Costello, father
206 2, XXIV | built, judging that the good will people, not the fortresses,
207 2, XXIV | and] knowing that the good will of men and not fortresses
208 2, XXIV | those Kingdoms that have good armies, and are useless
209 2, XXIV | to those who do not have good armies: for good armies
210 2, XXIV | not have good armies: for good armies without fortresses
211 2, XXIV | and fortresses without good armies cannot defend you.
212 2, XXIV | Prince, therefore, who has good armies, may have on the
213 2, XXIV | the Prince does not have a good army, then having fortresses
214 2, XXIV | and are of no benefit; for good armies, unless they are
215 2, XXIV | therefore, who can raise a good army, can do without building
216 2, XXIV | He who does not have a good army, ought not to build.
217 2, XXVI | was mentioned previously. Good Princes [Leaders] of the
218 2, XXVI | Leaders] of the army and good Governors of a Republic,
219 2, XXVII | opportunity of obtaining a certain good, hoping to obtain an uncertain
220 2, XXVII | him they wanted to be his good servants and to render him
221 2, XXVII | will not be in some way good for those who accept it,
222 2, XXIX | of being able to do any good. From this text it is to
223 2, XXIX | should not think of any good thing in preparing Rome [
224 2, XXIX | but should not lack any good preparation for the defense
225 2, XXX | theirs is against every good institution. For the heart
226 2, XXXII | being attracted by the good government which that Prince
227 3, I | hold in less account those good institutions established
228 3, I | but also to esteem their good Citizens, and to take more
229 3, I | that body, or truly by some good man who arises amongst them,
230 3, I | as that institution. This good then springs up in Republics
231 3, I | influence and example that good men desire to imitate him,
232 3, I | who in Rome produced these good results, were Horatius Codes,
233 3, I | they could not effect any good work by their good examples.
234 3, I | effect any good work by their good examples. And especially
235 3, I | who, finding the City in good part corrupt, was not able
236 3, I | the bad, and that it was good to live rendering them obedience,
237 3, I | And it is seen how much good resulted from such a renewal
238 3, I | endeavor to obtain either good ordinances or good men to
239 3, I | either good ordinances or good men to bring about such
240 3, I | Rome great and caused many good results in that City, I
241 3, II | it makes you enjoy the good fortune of that Prince with
242 3, III | institution he judged was good for strengthening and maintaining
243 3, III | for the laws] was wise and good: none the less one ought
244 3, III | run on out of regard for a good, when that good could easily
245 3, III | regard for a good, when that good could easily be suppressed
246 3, III | that which he had done for good. But the first opinion deceived
247 3, V | easy to be loved by the good than the bad, and to obey
248 3, V | themselves the lives of good Princes, such as Timoleon
249 3, VI | present, and ought to desire good Princes, but tolerate the
250 3, VI | recent times to have had a good ending, that of Giacopo
251 3, VI | however, which have had good endings, that it is almost
252 3, VI | very prudent and have great good fortune, that in conducting
253 3, VI | found. Moreover, there is good need that the good will
254 3, VI | there is good need that the good will they bear you is so
255 3, VI | several Heads, for they do no good to yourself, nor the country,
256 3, VI | because of this, had acquired good will among the people [of
257 3, VI | his belief in having the good will of the Citizens of
258 3, VIII | mind and body, and how much good works done in favor of the
259 3, VIII | reinvigorated frequently by good examples or brought back
260 3, VIII | examples or brought back by good laws to their principles.
261 3, IX | TIMES, IF HE WANTS TO HAVE GOOD FORTUNE ALWAYS~I have many
262 3, IX | considered that the causes of the good and bad fortunes of men
263 3, IX | comes to err less and have good fortune, is he who suits
264 3, IX | Roman audacity, and his good fortune was that his method
265 3, IX | being almost deprived of her good troops and discouraged,
266 3, IX | greater vitality and a longer good fortune than a Principality,
267 3, X | least fifty thousand men a good distance from the enemy
268 3, X | the enemy and then to keep good spies who, when they see
269 3, X | staying in a strong place is good when you have an army of
270 3, X | that is, to have an army so good that the enemy will not
271 3, X | for the future (he being a good Captain and having a good
272 3, X | good Captain and having a good army) he would have been
273 3, XI | or a lover of the common good, whom they would dispose
274 3, XII | contriving against the common good, but against the few ambitious
275 3, XIII | CONFIDENCE, EITHER IN A GOOD CAPTAIN WHO HAS A WEAK ARMY,
276 3, XIII | HAS A WEAK ARMY, OR IN A GOOD ARMY WHICH HAS A WEAK CAPTAIN~
277 3, XIII | is more to be feared, a good army badly captained, or
278 3, XIII | army badly captained, or a good Captain accompanied by a
279 3, XIII | and Petreius who had a [good] army, he said he cared
280 3, XIII | whether it is easier for a good Captain to create a good
281 3, XIII | good Captain to create a good army, or a good army to
282 3, XIII | create a good army, or a good army to create a good Captain.
283 3, XIII | a good army to create a good Captain. Upon this I say
284 3, XIII | much easier for the many good to find or instruct one
285 3, XIII | instruct one so that he becomes good, than the one to from the
286 3, XIII | war: none the less, that good army in which there were
287 3, XIII | which there were very many good Heads, soon made him a good
288 3, XIII | good Heads, soon made him a good Captain. The Romans, because
289 3, XIII | who in a brief time made a good army of them. After Pelopidas
290 3, XIII | in a short time made very good soldiers of the Theban peasants,
291 3, XIII | matter is equal; for one good finds another. None the
292 3, XIII | another. None the less, a good army without a good Captain
293 3, XIII | less, a good army without a good Captain often becomes insolent
294 3, XIII | their army and make them good. For in this is shown that
295 3, XIV | them flee. And therefore a good Captain, among his other
296 3, XIV | the day. And, therefore, a good Captain ought to do two
297 3, XIV | seeing that the King had a good number of elephants, to
298 3, XIV | cause you more harm than good, as did the elephants to
299 3, XV | And although this is a good example to prove the disorder
300 3, XVI | And of this, there is a good account by Thucydides, the
301 3, XVI | and little of the public good, and planning to be heads
302 3, XVI | would obtain for him the good will of the people. For
303 3, XVI | that he should have been good and very patient not to
304 3, XIX | himself hated never returns good to a Prince. And the way
305 3, XXI | true) men get tired of the good, and afflict themselves
306 3, XXII | Which custom (because it was good) was enough to have him
307 3, XXII | from which he acquired the good will of his soldiers and
308 3, XXII | and loving only the common good, a [commander] does not
309 3, XXII | particular [individual] good will which he acquires with
310 3, XXIII | greatness of mind, that good organization he observed
311 3, XXIV | prolonged had been wise and good, as was L. Quintius, this
312 3, XXIV | them against the public good. Because of this Caesar
313 3, XXV | poverty in Rome, and how to a good and valiant man, as was
314 3, XXVIII | rewards proposed for their good counsels and good works,
315 3, XXVIII | their good counsels and good works, so that they may
316 3, XXVIII | private ways are by doing good to this and that private
317 3, XXIX | impoverished endeavored to make good [their losses] from those
318 3, XXX | CITIZEN WHO WANTS TO DO SOME GOOD DEED IN HIS REPUBLIC ON
319 3, XXX | noted from this test what a good and wise man does, and of
320 3, XXX | wise man does, and of what good he is the cause, and how
321 3, XXX | when he does not have such good fortune, he must think of
322 3, XXX | with goodness, with his good fortune, and by benefiting
323 3, XXX | Truly and not without reason good historians (as is our T.
324 3, XXXI | becoming vain and inebriated by good fortune, they attribute
325 3, XXXI | they attribute all the good that they obtained to that
326 3, XXXI | for having ill used that good fortune, are unprepared
327 3, XXXI | Romans become abject, nor did good fortune ever make them become
328 3, XXXI | by the Venetians, who, in good fortune (which they seemed
329 3, XXXI | Roman one. Afterwards, when good fortune abandoned them,
330 3, XXXI | abjection of spirit, gave a good part [of their territory]
331 3, XXXI | this becoming insolent in good fortune, and abject in bad,
332 3, XXXI | world better, less joyful in good fortune, and less depressed
333 3, XXXI | foundation of all States is a good military organization, and
334 3, XXXI | exist there cannot be any good laws or any other good thing,
335 3, XXXI | any good laws or any other good thing, it does not appear
336 3, XXXI | military organization cannot be good unless it is disciplined,
337 3, XXXIII | majesty of his rank by a good reputation: and he will
338 3, XXXIII | things well observed are good reasons why the army becomes
339 3, XXXIII | without doing these things a good and wise Captain would never
340 3, XXXIII | line. For a real virtu, a good organization, a sureness
341 3, XXXIII | could also tell them other good things which would make
342 3, XXXIV | companions serious men, of good habits, and reputed wise
343 3, XXXIV | honest companions acquires a good name, for it is impossible
344 3, XXXIV | in the beginning give a good reputation to one, none
345 3, XXXIV | saying concerning the common good, which show the lord to
346 3, XXXIV | the many examples of his good conduct make him more noted,
347 3, XXXIV | these counsels, yet the good organizers of Republic have
348 3, XXXV | counsel, but if the result is good he is commended, but the
349 3, XXXV | accustomed to judge the good or evil of a counsel by
350 3, XXXV | thing which chances to have good ending, yet there are two
351 3, XXXVI | it lose courage, because good order renews this courage
352 3, XXXVI | danger because of their good discipline, were not mistrusting
353 3, XXXVI | testimony of T. Livius how good military organizations are
354 3, XXXVII | something successfully, that good is always accompanied by
355 3, XXXVII | easily arises with that good, that it appears impossible
356 3, XXXVII | men do. And, therefore, good is acquired with difficulty,
357 3, XXXVII | one hand I consider that a good Captain ought to avoid entirely
358 3, XXXVII | which has evil so near the good, and are so joined together,
359 3, XXXVII | Upon this I say, that a good Captain ought to see to
360 3, XXXVIII| by the prudent acts of a good Captain; as were Gracchus,
361 3, XXXVIII| of being able to create a good army as long as he does
362 3, XLI | his decisions either in good or adverse fortune, because,
363 3, XLVI | years begins to hear the good and bad of a thing, as it
364 3, XLVI | insolence of Appius, and all the good will and humanity shown
365 3, XLVII | THE LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY, A GOOD CITIZEN OUGHT TO FORGET
366 3, XLVII | who seek to be regarded as good citizens ought to take an
367 3, XLVIII | CHAPTER XLVIII~WHEN A GOOD ERROR IS SEEN TO BE MADE
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