“We are all bits and pieces of history and literature and international law, Byron, Tom Paine, Machiavelli or Christ, it's here. And… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Therefore a wise prince ought to adopt such a course that his citizens will always in every sort and kind of circumstance… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
If you want to compete in Italy, the only accepted ways are brute force, or cunning. Like Machiavelli says, "Fronte otra forze."… — Francesco Clemente Copy Share Image
“A man of nothing who has started out from nothing starting out from an unassignable place: these are, for Machiavelli, the conditions… — Louis Althusser Copy Share Image
“Swift returned her scowl with an implacable glance. "Never do an enemy a small injury." "Only you would quote Machiavelli during lawn… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“Such as they are, its ethics are those of Machiavelli's contemporaries; yet they cannot be said to be out of date so… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Better and happier those who, recognizing that everything is fictitious, write the novel before someone writes it for them and, like Machiavelli,… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“It is in reference to Pope Julius that Machiavelli moralizes on the resemblance between Fortune and women, and concludes that it is… — W.K. Marriott Copy Share Image
Machiavelli wrote in the 16th century; when every land in the world so teams with people, that can neither subsist where they… — Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“In The Prince Machiavelli mounts two distinct lines of intellectual and political attack, one against the baseness of Medicean statecraft, the other… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“It is necessary’, he writes, for a prince to learn ‘how not to be good’ (Ch. XV). Machiavelli’s wording on this matter… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
In the 16th century, [Niccolò] Machiavelli - in an attempt to get back in the good graces of the powerful - wrote… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“Men have imagined republics and principalities that never really existed at all. Yet the way men live is so far removed from… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“I say," Llandrindon remarked, "your performance at bowls is exceptional, Miss Bowman. I've never seen a beginner do so well. How do… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“Finally, this principle and its corollary lead to a conclusion, deduced as an imperative: that the objective of the exercise of power… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Washington politician: navy tailored suit, hair graying at the temples, a smile for every constituent, blue eyes that could convey sincerity, anger,… — R.D. Brady Copy Share Image
“Prudent men are wont to say--and this not rashly or without good ground--that he who would foresee what has to be should… — Machiavelli Nicolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to… — Nancy Goldstone Copy Share Image
Machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. He defined the political project as making the best of this flawed… — George Will Copy Share Image
The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
“Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
If you had a front row seat at the Renaissance, you would have seen Machiavelli come by plotting, and you would have… — Juan Enriquez Copy Share Image
![“In the 16th century, [Niccolò] Machiavelli - in an attempt to get back in the good graces of the powerful - wrote a slim volume called The Prince. In that book he showed the powers that be how to control the people. That book is a statement: separate and rule, divide and conquer. That's five…” quote by Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0d4/maya-angelou-104_book_in-the-16th-century-niccol-machiavelli-i_1257168.jpg)
