63 result(s) for Quotes By Niccolo Machiavelli.
"Hence it comes that all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed."
"War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him the means to contrive fresh wars."
"Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived."
"God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."
"I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it."
"The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms."
"Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling."
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"Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society."
"The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or contemptible."
"The distinction between the past and the present is the difference between the future and the destination. Choose your actions wisely."
"Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times."
"Prudence consists in knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil."
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things."
"Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions."
"It is better to be adventurous than cautious, for fortune is a woman."
"Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, because it belongs to everybody to see you, to few to come in touch with you."
"Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer."
"Before all else, be armed."
"Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot."
"The prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox."
"Anyone who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good."
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"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."
"Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked."
"If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared."
"A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests."
"It is better to be impetuous than cautious, because fortune is a woman, and if you want to keep her under, it is necessary to beat and coerce her."
"War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him the means prepare for the next war."
"One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others."
"Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain."
"The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others."
"The end justifies the means."
"Men are so simple and yield so quickly to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked."
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
"It is better to be impetuous than circumspect; because fortune is a woman and if she is to be submissive it is necessary to beat and coerce her."
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"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."
"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."
"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."
"Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved."
"It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."
"The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are."
"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."
"Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil."
"Politics have no relation to morals."
"The ends justify the means."
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
"Make no small plans for they have no power to stir men's souls."
"The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves."
"Never was anything great achieved without danger."
"The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it."
"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others."
"Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are."
"It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved."
"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
"Wise men say, and not without reason, that whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past."
"Politics is the art of deception."
"It is better to be impetuous than cautious, for fortune is a woman and if you wish to keep her under it is necessary to beat and ill-use her."
"A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example."
"The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are more often influenced by the things that seem than by those that are."
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred."
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."
"Hence it comes about that all armed prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed prophets have been destroyed."
"The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."
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