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s　glory。Returning　to　the　question　of　being　feared　or　loved；　I　e　to　theconclusion　that；　men　loving　according　to　their　own　will　and　fearingaccording　to　that　of　the　prince；　a　wise　prince　should　establish　himselfon　that　which　is　in　his　own　control　and　not　in　that　of　others；　he　mustendeavour　only　to　avoid　hatred；　as　is　noted。1。　。。。against　my　will；　my　fate； A　throne　unsettled；　and　an　infant　state； Bid　me　defend　my　realms　with　all　my　pow'rs； And　guard　with　these　severities　my　shores。CHAPTER　XVIIICONCERNING　THE　WAY　IN　WHICH　PRINCES　SHOULD　KEEP　FAITHEVERY　one　admits　how　praiseworthy　it　is　in　a　prince　to　keep　faith；　andto　live　with　integrity　and　not　with　craft。　Nevertheless　our　experiencehas　been　that　those　princes　who　have　done　great　things　have　held　goodfaith　of　little　account；　and　have　known　how　to　circumvent　the　intellectof　men　by　craft；　and　in　the　end　have　overe　those　who　have　relied　ontheir　word。　You　must　know　there　are　two　ways　of　contesting；　the　one　bythe　law；　the　other　by　force；　the　first　method　is　proper　to　men；　thesecond　to　beasts；　but　because　the　first　is　frequently　not　sufficient；　itis　necessary　to　have　recourse　to　the　second。　Therefore　it　is　necessaryfor　a　prince　to　understand　how　to　avail　himself　of　the　beast　and　theman。　This　has　been　figuratively　taught　to　princes　by　ancient　writers；who　describe　how　Achilles　and　many　other　princes　of　old　were　given　tothe　Centaur　Chiron　to　nurse；　who　brought　them　up　in　his　discipline；which　means　solely　that；　as　they　had　for　a　teacher　one　who　was　halfbeast　and　half　man；　so　it　is　necessary　for　a　prince　to　know　how　to　makeuse　of　both　natures；　and　that　one　without　the　other　is　not　durable。　Aprince；　therefore；　being　pelled　knowingly　to　adopt　the　beast；　oughtto　choose　the　fox　and　the　lion；　because　the　lion　cannot　defend　himselfagai