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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3

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01 - CHAPTER I.—For a Sect or Commonwealth to last long, it must often be brought back to its Beginnings.

Tác giả: Niccolò Machiavelli

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01 - CHAPTER I.—For a Sect or Commonwealth to last long, it must often be brought back to its Beginnings.
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02 - CHAPTER II.—That on occasion it is wise to feign Folly.
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03 - CHAPTER III.—That to preserve a newly acquired Freedom we must slay the Sons of Brutus.
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04 - CHAPTER IV.—That an Usurper is never safe in his Princedom while those live whom he has deprived of it.
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05 - CHAPTER V.—How an Hereditary King may come to lose his Kingdom.
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06 - CHAPTER VI.—Of Conspiracies.
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07 - CHAPTER VII.—Why it is that changes from Freedom to Servitude, and from Servitude to Freedom, are sometimes made without Bloodshed, but at other times reek with Blood.
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08 - CHAPTER VIII.—That he who would effect Changes in a Commonwealth, must give heed to its Character and Condition
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09 - CHAPTER IX.—That to enjoy constant good Fortune we must change with the Times.
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10 - CHAPTER X.—That a Captain cannot escape Battle when his Enemy forces it on him at all risks.
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11 - CHAPTER XI.—That one who has to contend with many, though he be weaker than they, will prevail if he can withstand their first onset.
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12 - CHAPTER XII.—A prudent Captain will do what he can to make it necessary for his own Soldiers to fight, and to relieve his Enemy from that necessity.
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13 - CHAPTER XIII.—Whether we may trust more to a valiant Captain with a weak Army, or to a valiant Army with a weak Captain.
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14 - CHAPTER XIV.—Of the effect produced in Battle by strange and unexpected Sights or Sounds.
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15 - CHAPTER XV.—That one and not many should head an Army: and why it is harmful to have more Leaders than one.
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16 - CHAPTER XVI.—That in Times of Difficulty true Worth is sought after; whereas in quiet Times it is not the most deserving, but those who are recommended by Wealth or Connection who are most in favour.
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17 - CHAPTER XVII.—That we are not to offend a Man, and then send him to fill an important Office or Command.
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18 - CHAPTER XVIII.—That it is the highest Quality of a Captain to be able to forestall the designs of his Adversary.
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19 - CHAPTER XIX.—Whether Indulgence or Severity be more necessary for controlling a Multitude.
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20 - CHAPTER XX.—How one humane act availed more with the men of Falerii, than all the might of the Roman Arms.
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21 - CHAPTER XXI.—How it happened that Hannibal pursuing a course contrary to that taken by Scipio, wrought the same results in Italy which the other achieved in Spain.
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22 - Chapter XXII.—That the severity of Manlius Torquatus and the gentleness of Valerius Corvinus won for both the same Glory.
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23 - CHAPTER XXIII.—Why Camillus was banished from Rome.
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24 - CHAPTER XXIV.—That prolonged Commands brought Rome to Servitude.
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25 - CHAPTER XXV.—_Of the poverty of Cincinnatus and of many other Roman Citizens.
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26 - CHAPTER XXVI.—How Women are a cause of the ruin of States.
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27 - CHAPTER XXVII.-- How a divided City may be reunited, and how it is a false opinion that to hold Cities in subjection they must be kept divided.
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28 - CHAPTER XXVIII. - That a Republic must keep an eye on what its Citizens are about; since often the seeds of a Tyranny lie hidden under a semblance of generous deeds.
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29 - CHAPTER XXIX.—That the Faults of a People are due to its Prince.
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30 - CHAPTER XXX.—That a Citizen who seeks by his personal influence to render signal service to his Country, must first stand clear of Envy. How a City should prepare for its defence on the approach of an Enemy.
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31 - CHAPTER XXXI.—That strong Republics and valiant Men preserve through every change the same Spirit and Bearing.
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32 - CHAPTER XXXII.—Of the methods which some have used to make Peace impossible.
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33 - CHAPTER XXXIII.—That to insure victory in battle you must inspire your Men with confidence in one another and in you.
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34 - CHAPTER XXXIV.—By what reports, rumours, or surmises the Citizens of a Republic are led to favour a Fellow-citizen: and-whether the Magistracies are bestowed with better judgment by a People or by a Prince.
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35 - CHAPTER XXXV.—Of the Danger incurred in being the first to recommend new Measures; and that the more unusual the Measures the greater the Danger.
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36 - CHAPTER XXXVI.—Why it has been and still may be affirmed of the Gauls, that at the beginning of a fray they are more than Men, but afterwards less than Women.
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37 - CHAPTER XXXVII.—Whether a general engagement should be preceded by skirmishes; and how, avoiding these, we may get knowledge of a new Enemy.
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38 - CHAPTER XXXVIII.—Of the Qualities of a Captain in whom his Soldiers can confide.
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39 - CHAPTER XXXIX.—That a Captain should have good knowledge of Places.
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40 - CHAPTER XL.—That Fraud is fair in War.
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41 - CHAPTER XLI.—That our Country is to be defended by Honour or by Dishonour; and in either way is well defended.
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42 - CHAPTER XLII.—That Promises made on Compulsion are not to be observed.
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43 - CHAPTER XLIII.—That Men born in the same Province retain through all Times nearly the same Character.
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44 - CHAPTER XLIV.—That where ordinary methods fail, Hardihood and Daring often succeed.
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45 - CHAPTER XLV.—Whether in battle it is better to await and repel the Enemy's attack, or to anticipate it by an impetuous onset.
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46 - CHAPTER XLVI.—How the Characteristics of Families come to be perpetuated.
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47 - CHAPTER XLVII.—That love of his Country should lead a good Citizen to forget private Wrongs.
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48 - CHAPTER XLVIII.—That on finding an Enemy make what seems a grave blunder, we should suspect some fraud to lurk behind.
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49 - CHAPTER XLIX.—That a Commonwealth to preserve its Freedom has constant need of new Ordinances. Of the services in respect of which Quintius Fabius received the surname of Maximus.