君主論-the prince(英文版)

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re；　do　not　let　our　princes　accuse　fortune　for　the　loss　of　theirprincipalities　after　so　many　years'　possession；　but　rather　their　oes　they　never　thought　there　could　be　a　change（it　is　a　mon　defect　in　man　not　to　make　any　provision　in　the　calmagainst　the　tempest）；　and　when　afterwards　the　bad　times　came　theythought　of　flight　and　not　of　defending　themselves；　and　they　hoped　thatthe　people；　disgusted　with　the　insolence　of　the　conquerors；　would　recallthem。　This　course；　when　others　fail；　may　be　good；　but　it　is　very　bad　tohave　neglected　all　other　expedients　for　that；　since　you　would　never　wishto　fall　because　you　trusted　to　be　able　to　find　someone　later　on　torestore　you。　This　again　either　does　not　happen；　or；　if　it　does；　it　willnot　be　for　your　security；　because　that　deliverance　is　of　no　avail　whichdoes　not　depend　upon　yourself；　those　only　are　reliable；　certain；　anddurable　that　depend　on　yourself　and　your　valour。CHAPTER　XXVWHAT　FORTUNE　CAN　EFFECT　IN　HUMAN　AFFAIRS；　AND　HOW　TO　WITHSTAND　HERIT　is　not　unknown　to　me　how　many　men　have　had；　and　still　have；　theopinion　that　the　affairs　of　the　world　are　in　such　wise　governed　byfortune　and　by　God　that　men　with　their　wisdom　cannot　direct　them　andthat　no　one　can　even　help　them；　and　because　of　this　they　would　have　usbelieve　that　it　is　not　necessary　to　labour　much　in　affairs；　but　to　letchance　govern　them。　This　opinion　has　been　more　credited　in　our　timesbecause　of　the　great　changes　in　affairs　which　have　been　seen；　and　maystill　be　seen；　every　day；　beyond　all　human　conjecture。　Sometimespondering　over　this；　I　am　in　some　degree　inclined　to　their　opinion。Nevertheless；　not　to　extinguish　our　free　will；　I　hold　it　to　be　true　thatFortune　is　the　arbiter　of　one…half　of　our　actions；　but　that　she　stillleaves　us　to　direct　the　other　half；　or　perhaps　a　little　less。I