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　which　have　been　written　ofCyrus　by　Xenophon。　A　wise　prince　ought　to　observe　some　such　rules；　andnever　in　peaceful　times　stand　idle；　but　increase　his　resources　withindustry　in　such　a　way　that　they　may　be　available　to　him　in　adversity；so　that　if　fortune　changes　it　may　find　him　prepared　to　resist　her　blows。CHAPTER　XVCONCERNING　THINGS　FOR　WHICH　MEN；　AND　ESPECIALLY　PRINCES；　ARE　PRAISED　ORBLAMEDIT　REMAINS　now　to　see　what　ought　to　be　the　rules　of　conduct　for　a　princetowards　subject　and　friends。　And　as　I　know　that　many　have　written　onthis　point；　I　expect　I　shall　be　considered　presumptuous　in　mentioning　itagain；　especially　as　in　discussing　it　I　shall　depart　from　the　methods　ofother　people。　But；　it　being　my　intention　to　write　a　thing　which　shall　beuseful　to　him　who　apprehends　it；　it　appears　to　me　more　appropriate　tofollow　up　the　real　truth　of　a　matter　than　the　imagination　of　it；　formany　have　pictured　republics　and　principalities　which　in　fact　have　neverbeen　known　or　seen；　because　how　one　lives　is　so　far　distant　from　how　oneought　to　live；　that　he　who　neglects　what　is　done　for　what　ought　to　bedone；　sooner　effects　his　ruin　than　his　preservation；　for　a　man　whowishes　to　act　entirely　up　to　his　professions　of　virtue　soon　meets　withwhat　destroys　him　among　so　much　that　is　evil。Hence　it　is　necessary　for　a　prince　wishing　to　hold　his　own　to　know　howto　do　wrong；　and　to　make　use　of　it　or　not　according　to　necessity。Therefore；　putting　on　one　side　imaginary　things　concerning　a　prince；　anddiscussing　those　which　are　real；　I　say　that　all　men　when　they　are　spokenof；　and　chiefly　princes　for　being　more　highly　placed；　are　remarkable　forsome　of　those　qualities　which　bring　them　either　blame　or　praise；　andthus　it　is　that　one　is　reputed　liberal；　another　miserly；　using　a　Tuscanterm　（because　an　avaricious　pe