Question

Directions: Select 5 Quotes and translate them into your own words. You will be selecting one unte that stands out to you later but first, translate these Machiavelli quotes.
1)It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both

2) Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.

3)The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

4) Never was anything great achieved without danger.

5) If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Getting into love is stronger than to be feared meaning, love can be worst than fear if it gets that far.

2)  To be honest this one I can't understand

3) A ruler can't be powerful without the men to help him be powerful. So if the men are weak how can the ruler be powerful?

4) If it didn't take danger to achieve, it wasn't great. If it didn't take danger more people would have already done it so you must put yourself through something that could be dangerous to achieve something great.

5) This means if you have to injure a man you have to injure them enough to make them understand why they are being injured.

Explanation:

For the 5 quotes

1) Be somebody who makes everyone feel like a somebody

Meaning, be the friendly person instead of being the person that judges people

2) Push yourself, because no one is going to do it for you

Meaning, you have to have the motivation to do something because you are the only person who makes choices for you

3) If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down

Meaning, if you want to be happy and feel amazing let go of everything that brings you down

4) If your always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be

Meaning, if you never trying to reach out and do things and try new things, you wont ever know the real talent or fun in you

5) You will face many defeats in life, but don't let yourself be defeated

Meaning, you will always fail in life, but don't let that fail stay a fail, get up and try it again to succeed the fail you had

I hope this helps!