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Chapter 6

           Itoldhim,"thatafirstorchiefministerofstate,whowasthepersonIintendedtodescribe,wasthecreaturewhollyexemptfromjoyandgrief,loveandhatred,pityandanger;atleast,makesuseofnootherpassions,butaviolentdesireofwealth,power,andtitles;thatheapplieshiswordstoalluses,excepttotheindicationofhismind;thathenevertellsatruthbutwithanintentthatyoushouldtakeitforalie;noralie,butwithadesignthatyoushouldtakeitforatruth;thatthosehespeaksworstofbehindtheirbacksareinthesurestwayofpreferment;andwheneverhebeginstopraiseyoutoothers,ortoyourself,youarefromthatdayforlorn.Theworstmarkyoucanreceiveisapromise,especiallywhenitisconfirmedwithanoath;afterwhich,everywisemanretires,andgivesoverallhopes.

           "Therearethreemethods,bywhichamanmayrisetobechiefminister.Thefirstis,byknowinghow,withprudence,todisposeofawife,adaughter,orasister;thesecond,bybetrayingorundermininghispredecessor;andthethirdis,byafuriouszeal,inpublicassemblies,againstthecorruption’softhecourt.Butawiseprincewouldratherchoosetoemploythosewhopractisethelastofthesemethods;becausesuchzealotsprovealwaysthemostobsequiousandsubservienttothewillandpassionsoftheirmaster.

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