As intimidating and exhausting as this process may seem, Machiavelli does not suggest that a Prince should fear Fortune in any way. Harm is not part of the planned course for power and its intercession only interferes with this delicate model to the acquisition of power. Fortune is not to be feared, but to be viewed as a blessing. Finally, if a prince can do all of this and maintain dignity, then he is to be glorified. Obviously there is something beyond power that all princes desire.
Power is of little, if any, value when no only respects it or remembers it.
There are many complicated factors that have been revealed through this examination process. Machiavelli sets very high standards that are not for the feeble. But as a result, he draws attention to a very selective breed of rulers who are not only to be honored, but whose lives future generations are to model. All of this ties into the tool of following historical models that Machiavelli refers to in his Discourses. In order to follow historical models to better our decision making processes, there must be glorious rulers to follow.