第2个回答 2014-03-12
The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
成大事的君主只兑现小部分诺言。
So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if
the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil.
君主应秉持善道,但在必要的时候,也应知道如何作恶。
The prince must be a fox... to recognize the traps and a lion to frighten the wolves.
君主必须是一头狐狸以便认识陷阱,同时又必须是一头狮子,以便使豺狼惊骇。
An emperor is subject to no one but God and justice.
除了上帝和正义之外,没人可以支配皇帝。
It is more honourable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
比起生而为王,胜而为王更荣耀。前者靠运气,后者靠实力