第10部分(第5/7 頁)

r　to　have　them　is　useful；　to　appearmerciful；　faithful；　humane；　religious；　upright；　and　to　be　so；　but　with　amind　so　framed　that　should　you　require　not　to　be　so；　you　may　be　able　andknow　how　to　change　to　the　opposite。And　you　have　to　understand　this；　that　a　prince；　especially　a　new　one；cannot　observe　all　those　things　for　which　men　are　esteemed；　being　oftenforced；　in　order　to　maintain　the　state；　to　act　contrary　to　faith；friendship；　humanity；　and　religion。　Therefore　it　is　necessary　for　him　tohave　a　mind　ready　to　turn　itself　accordingly　as　the　winds　and　variationsof　fortune　force　it；　yet；　as　I　have　said　above；　not　to　diverge　from　thegood　if　he　can　avoid　doing　so；　but；　if　pelled；　then　to　know　how　toset　about　it。For　this　reason　a　prince　ought　to　take　care　that　he　never　lets　anythingslip　from　his　lips　that　is　not　replete　with　the　above…named　fivequalities；　that　he　may　appear　to　him　who　sees　and　hears　him　altogethermerciful；　faithful；　humane；　upright；　and　religious。　There　is　nothingmore　necessary　to　appear　to　have　than　this　last　quality；　inasmuch　as　menjudge　generally　more　by　the　eye　than　by　the　hand；　because　it　belongs　toeverybody　to　see　you；　to　few　to　e　in　touch　with　you。　Every　one　seeswhat　you　appear　to　be；　few　really　know　what　you　are；　and　those　few　darenot　oppose　themselves　to　the　opinion　of　the　many；　who　have　the　majestyof　the　state　to　defend　them；　and　in　the　actions　of　all　men；　andespecially　of　princes；　which　it　is　not　prudent　to　challenge；　one　judgesby　the　result。For　that　reason；　let　a　prince　have　the　credit　of　conquering　and　holdinghis　state；　the　means　will　always　be　considered　honest；　and　he　will　bepraised　by　everybody　because　the　vulgar　are　always　taken　by　what　a　thingseems　to　be　and　by　what　es　of　it；　and　in　the　world　there　are　only　thevulgar；　for　the　few　find　a　place　t