第10部分(第6/7 頁)

here　only　when　the　many　have　no　groundto　rest　on。One　prince　＇1＇　of　the　present　time；　whom　it　is　not　well　to　name；　neverpreaches　anything　else　but　peace　and　good　faith；　and　to　both　he　is　mosthostile；　and　either；　if　he　had　kept　it；　would　have　deprived　him　ofreputation　and　kingdom　many　a　time。1。　Maximilian　I；　Holy　Roman　Emperor。CHAPTER　XIXTHAT　ONE　SHOULD　AVOID　BEING　DESPISED　AND　HATEDNow；　concerning　the　characteristics　of　which　mention　is　made　above；　Ihave　spoken　of　the　more　important　ones；　the　others　I　wish　to　discussbriefly　under　this　generality；　that　the　prince　must　consider；　as　hasbeen　in　part　said　before；　how　to　avoid　those　things　which　will　make　himhated　or　contemptible；　and　as　often　as　he　shall　have　succeeded　he　willhave　fulfilled　his　part；　and　he　need　not　fear　any　danger　in　otherreproaches。It　makes　him　hated　above　all　things；　as　I　have　said；　to　be　rapacious；and　to　be　a　violator　of　the　property　and　women　of　his　subjects；　fromboth　of　which　he　must　abstain。　And　when　neither　their　property　norhonour　is　touched；　the　majority　of　men　live　content；　and　he　has　only　tocontend　with　the　ambition　of　a　few；　whom　he　can　curb　with　ease　in　manyways。It　makes　him　contemptible　to　be　considered　fickle；　frivolous；effeminate；　mean…spirited；　irresolute；　from　all　of　which　a　prince　shouldguard　himself　as　from　a　rock；　and　he　should　endeavour　to　show　in　hisactions　greatness；　courage；　gravity；　and　fortitude；　and　in　his　privatedealings　with　his　subjects　let　him　show　that　his　judgments　areirrevocable；　and　maintain　himself　in　such　reputation　that　no　one　canhope　either　to　deceive　him　or　to　get　round　him。That　prince　is　highly　esteemed　who　conveys　this　impression　of　himself；and　he　who　is　highly　esteemed　is　not　easily　conspired　against；　for；provided　it　is　well　known　that　he　is　an　excellent　man　and　re