Regarding a prince’s personal behavior, Machiavelli advises keeping up the  appearance of virtues such as honesty or generosity, but being ready to abandon them as soon  as one’s interests are threatened.
Al marge de la conducta  personal del príncep, Maquiavel aconsella mantenir l'aparença de virtuts com l'honestedat o la generositat, però estant llest per abandonar-les tan bon punt perillin els nostres interessos.