“The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.”
“For that reason, let a prince have the credit of conquering and holding his state, the means will always be considered honest, and he will be praised by everybody because the vulgar are always taken by what a thing seems to be and by what comes of it; and in the world there are only the vulgar, for the few find a place there only when the many have no ground to rest on.”
“Details are always vulgar”
“No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime”.”
“Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing.”
“All crime is vulgar, just as all vulgarity is a crime”