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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

War cannot be avoided; it can only be postponed to the other’s advantage Picture Quote #1

It is not titles that make men illustrious, but men who make titles illustrious Picture Quote #1

I hold strongly to this: that 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 Picture Quote #1

Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved Picture Quote #1

It is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent Picture Quote #1

I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heart I laugh but the laughter does not pass within I burn but the burning makes no mark outside Picture Quote #1

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A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair Picture Quote #1

Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves Picture Quote #1

One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things... Whenever his enemies have occasion to attack the innovator they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable Picture Quote #1

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires Picture Quote #1

It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than initiating changes. The innovator makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old order, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under the new. Their support is lukewarm... partly because men are generally incredulous, never really trusting new things unless they have tested them by experience Picture Quote #1

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Besides what has been said, people are fickle by nature; and it is a simple to convince them of something but difficult to hold them in that conviction; and, therefore, affairs should be managed in such a way that when they no longer believe, they can be made to believe by force Picture Quote #1

Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the reputation of being a miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule Picture Quote #1

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War cannot be avoided; it can only be postponed to the other’s advantage (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) It is not titles that make men illustrious, but men who make titles illustrious (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) I hold strongly to this: that 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 (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) It is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heart I laugh but the laughter does not pass within I burn but the burning makes no mark outside (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things... Whenever his enemies have occasion to attack the innovator they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than initiating changes. The innovator makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old order, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under the new. Their support is lukewarm... partly because men are generally incredulous, never really trusting new things unless they have tested them by experience (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Besides what has been said, people are fickle by nature; and it is a simple to convince them of something but difficult to hold them in that conviction; and, therefore, affairs should be managed in such a way that when they no longer believe, they can be made to believe by force (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the reputation of being a miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes)

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