It is a work intended to ingratiate himself to Lorenzo de Medici, the man to whom the work is dedicated, a customary prince, a traditional prince who has just regained his power.

本书是针对,他迎合罗伦佐？梅迪西所写，后者即是本着作所要致献的人，一个按惯例策立的君王，一位传统的君王,且才刚重获权力。

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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness, is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and all they are willing to endure."

如何获得，如何保持，如何重获快乐，是多数人时刻怀有的秘密动机，是他们愿意忍受一切的目的“

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