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Did Niccolò Machiavelli say “It is better to be feared than loved”?

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Did Niccolò Machiavelli say “It is better to be feared than loved”?

Found with small differences. Found almost word for word in works attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli. Compare with the original below.

If you defeat your friend, do not rejoice. It is better to be defeated than to be the one who defeats, for one who defeats their friend in this world will be handed over to the defeated one in the World to Come.
Sefer Chasidim — Halakhah · Rishonim, Siman 163 · Per Sefaria text version: Sefaria Community Translation / Medieval Jewish mysticism, translated by Sholom Alchanan Singer. Northbrook, Ill. Whitehall Co., 1971 / https://www.nli.org.il/en/books/NNL_ALEPH002062452/NLI (licences vary: public domain, CC0, CC BY, some CC BY-NC) · source
_Myr._ Alas! my Lord, with common men There needs too oft the show of war to keep The substance of sweet peace; and, for a king, 'Tis sometimes better to be feared than loved.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry — Lord Byron, SCENE II. · ¶272 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #23475 · source

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