Therefore, putting on one side imaginary things concerning a prince, and discussing those which are real, I say that all men when they are spoken of, and chiefly princes for being more highly placed, are remarkable for some of those qualities which bring them either blame or praise; and thus it is that one is reputed liberal, another miserly, using a Tuscan term (because an avaricious person in our language is still he who desires to possess by robbery, whilst we call one miserly who deprives himself too much of the use of his own); one is reputed generous, one rapacious; one cruel, one compassionate; one faithless, another faithful; one effeminate and cowardly, another bold and brave; one affable, another haughty; one lascivious, another chaste; one sincere, another cunning; one hard, another easy; one grave, another frivolous; one religious, another unbelieving, and the like. - English example sentence

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MrShoval February 6, 2013 February 6, 2013 at 11:11:47 AM UTC

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Therefore, putting on one side imaginary things concerning a prince, and discussing those which are real, I say that all men when they are spoken of, and chiefly princes for being more highly placed, are remarkable for some of those qualities which bring them either blame or praise; and thus it is that one is reputed liberal, another miserly, using a Tuscan term (because an avaricious person in our language is still he who desires to possess by robbery, whilst we call one miserly who deprives himself too much of the use of his own); one is reputed generous, one rapacious; one cruel, one compassionate; one faithless, another faithful; one effeminate and cowardly, another bold and brave; one affable, another haughty; one lascivious, another chaste; one sincere, another cunning; one hard, another easy; one grave, another frivolous; one religious, another unbelieving, and the like.

added by MrShoval, February 6, 2013

➜ #2195712אם נניח אפוא בקשר לנסיך לדברים שבדמיון ונדון בדברים האמיתיים, אני אומר שכל בני האדם, כשמדברים עליהם, ובמיוחד הנסיכים, משום שהם מורמים מכולם, ניכרים בכמה מן התכונות האלה שמקנות להם או גנאי או שבח; כלומר, זה נחשב לנדיב, ההוא למִיזֶרו (אם להשתמש במונח טוסקאני, כי אָבָארו בלשוננו הוא גם מי שמשתוקק לחמוס כדי שיהיה לו, ומיזרו אנו מכנים את מי שנמנע יתר על המידה מלהשתמש במה שיש לו); זה נחשב לנותן, ההוא לחמסן; זה אכזר, ההוא רחמן; אחד מפר אמון, האחר נאמן; אחד נשי ורך-לב, האחר סוער ועז-רוח; האחד אנושי, האחר מתנשא; האחד שטוף בזימה, האחר צנוע; האחד ישר-דרך, האחר ערמומי; האחד נוקשה, האחר נוח לרצות; האחד כבד-ראש, האחר קל-דעת; האחד ירא-שמים, האחר בלתי מאמין, וכדומה.

linked by MrShoval, February 6, 2013

➜ #2195729Lasciando adunque indietro le cose circa un Principe immaginate, e discorrendo quelle che son vere, dico, che tutti gli uomini, quando se ne parla, e massime i Principi, per esser posti più alto, sono notati di alcune di queste qualità che arrecano loro o biasimo, o laude; e questo è che alcuno è tenuto liberale, alcuno misero, usando uno termine Toscano, (perché avaro in nostra lingua è ancor colui che per rapina desidera d’avere, e misero chiamiamo quello che si astiene dall’usare il suo) alcuno è tenuto donatore, alcuno rapace; alcuno crudele, alcuno pietoso; l’uno fedifrago, l’altro fedele; l’uno effeminato e pusillanime, l’altro feroce e animoso; l’uno umano, l’altro superbo; l’uno lascivo, l’altro casto; l’uno intero, l’altro astuto; l’uno duro, l’altro facile; l’uno grave, l’altro leggiere; l’uno religioso, l’altro incredulo, e simili. Io so che ciascuno confesserà, che sarebbe laudabilissima cosa un Principe trovarsi di tutte le sopraddette qualità, quelle che sono tenute buone; ma perché non si possono avere, né interamente osservare per le condizioni umane che non lo consentono, gli è necessario essere tanto prudente, che sappia fuggire l’infamia di quelli vizi che li torrebbono lo Stato, e da quelli che non gliene tolgano, guardarsi, se egli è possibile; ma non potendosi, si può con minor rispetto lasciare andare. Ed ancora...

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➜ #13128029所以，將關於王子嘅幻想事物放喺一邊，同埋討論真實嘅事物，我話晒所有嘅男人，當佢哋被人講到，主要係王子，因為佢哋嘅地位更高，都係因為一啲帶畀佢哋怪責或者讚美嘅特質而值得留意；因為噉，一個人被稱為自由主義者，另一個人被稱為貪婪者，用托斯卡納嘅一個詞語（因為喺我哋嘅語言入面，一個貪婪嘅人仍然係一個渴望透過搶劫去擁有嘅人，而我哋就稱之為一個貪婪嘅人，佢剝奪咗太多自己嘅使用權；一個係出名慷慨，一個係猛禽；一個殘忍，一個有同情心；一個係冇信心嘅，另一個係忠實嘅；一個係女性化同懦弱，另一個係大膽同勇敢；一個親切，另一個傲慢；一個淫蕩，另一個貞潔；一個真誠，另一個狡猾；一個好難，另一個好易；一個墳墓，另一個輕松；一個係宗教嘅，另一個係唔信嘅，等等。

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