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title: "73 Art of war Quotes By Niccolo Machiavelli"
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> [Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/few-men-are-brave-by-nature-but-good-discipline-and-experience-make/)

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> [Present wars impoverish the lords that win as much as those that lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/present-wars-impoverish-the-lords-that-win-as-much-as-those-that-lose/)

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> [Every little advantage is of great moment when men have to come to blows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/every-little-advantage-is-of-great-moment-when-men-have-to-come-to/)

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> [In war, discipline can do more than fury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/in-war-discipline-can-do-more-than-fury/)

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> [The end of the republic is to enervate and to weaken all other bodies so as to increase its own body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-end-of-the-republic-is-to-enervate-and-to-weaken-all-other-bodies/)

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> [A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/a-prince-ought-to-have-two-fears-one-from-within-on-account-of-his/)

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> [So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/so-in-all-human-affairs-one-notices-if-one-examines-them-closely-that/)

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> [To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/to-know-in-war-how-to-recognize-an-opportunity-and-seize-it-is-better/)

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> [I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/i-believe-that-it-is-possible-for-one-to-praise-without-concern-any/)

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> [The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-greatest-remedy-that-is-used-against-a-plan-of-the-enemy-is-to-do/)

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> [A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/a-battle-that-you-win-cancels-any-other-bad-action-of-yours-in-the/)

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> [Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/princes-should-delegate-to-others-the-enactment-of-unpopular-measures/)

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> [And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/and-when-neither-their-property-nor-honour-is-touched-the-majority-of/)

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> [And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/and-above-all-you-ought-to-guard-against-leading-an-army-to-fight/)

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> [No proceeding is better than that which you have concealed from the enemy until the time you have executed it. To know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/no-proceeding-is-better-than-that-which-you-have-concealed-from-the/)

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> [Those who either from imprudence or want of sagacity avoid doing so, are always overwhelmed with servitude and poverty; for faithful servants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/those-who-either-from-imprudence-or-want-of-sagacity-avoid-doing-so/)

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> [The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-prince-must-consider-as-has-been-in-part-said-before-how-to-avoid/)

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> [Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/then-also-pretexts-for-seizing-property-are-never-wanting-and-one-who/)

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> [You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/you-must-never-believe-that-the-enemy-does-not-know-how-to-conduct/)

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> [And when he is obliged to take the life of any one, to do so when there is a proper justification and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/and-when-he-is-obliged-to-take-the-life-of-any-one-to-do-so-when/)

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> [A prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/a-prince-ought-to-have-no-other-aim-or-thought-nor-select-anything/)

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> [A prince... must learn from the fox and the lion... One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/a-prince-must-learn-from-the-fox-and-the-lion-one-must-be-a-fox-in/)

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> [The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-romans-never-allowed-a-trouble-spot-to-remain-simply-to-avoid/)

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> [I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their fortune, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/i-assert-once-again-as-a-truth-to-which-history-as-a-whole-bears/)

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> [Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/therefore-a-prudent-ruler-ought-not-to-keep-faith-when-by-so-doing-it/)

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> [It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/it-ought-to-be-remembered-that-there-is-nothing-more-difficult-to/)

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> [I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/i-am-firmly-convinced-therefore-that-to-set-up-a-republic-which-is-to/)

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> [A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/a-prince-being-thus-obliged-to-know-well-how-to-act-as-a-beast-must/)

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> [It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/it-is-much-better-to-tempt-fortune-where-it-can-favor-you-than-to-see/)

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> [Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/nothing-is-of-greater-importance-in-time-of-war-than-in-knowing-how/)

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> [Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/men-never-do-good-unless-necessity-drives-them-to-it-but-when-they/)

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> [There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/there-is-nothing-as-likely-to-succeed-as-what-the-enemy-believes-you/)

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> [Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/since-the-handling-of-arms-is-a-beautiful-spectacle-it-is-delightful/)

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> [Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men and disorder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/without-doubt-ferocious-and-disordered-men-are-much-weaker-than-timid/)

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> [Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/necessities-can-be-many-but-the-one-that-is-stronger-is-that-which/)

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> [When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/when-men-receive-favours-from-someone-they-expected-to-do-them-ill/)

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> [I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/i-say-that-every-prince-must-desire-to-be-considered-merciful-and-not/)

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> [When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/when-they-remain-in-garrison-soldiers-are-maintained-with-fear-and/)

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> [The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-nature-of-man-is-such-that-people-consider-themselves-put-under/)

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> [The forces of adversaries are more diminished by the loss of those who flee than of those who are killed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/the-forces-of-adversaries-are-more-diminished-by-the-loss-of-those/)

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> [Men generally decide upon a middle course, which is most hazardous, for they know neither how to be entirely good nor entirely bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/men-generally-decide-upon-a-middle-course-which-is-most-hazardous-for/)

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> [Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/because-there-are-three-classes-of-intellects-one-which-comprehends/)

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> [It is the duty of a man of honor to teach others the good which he has not been able to do himself because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/it-is-the-duty-of-a-man-of-honor-to-teach-others-the-good-which-he/)

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> [“Anyone who believes that new benefits make men of high station forget old injuries deceives himself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/anyone-who-believes-that-new-benefits-make-men-of-high-station-forget/)

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> [He who has once begun to live by rapine always finds reasons for taking what is not his.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/he-who-has-once-begun-to-live-by-rapine-always-finds-reasons-for/)

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> [Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/everyone-who-wants-to-know-what-will-happen-ought-to-examine-what-has/)

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> [Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fickle-hypocritical-fearful/)

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> [There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/there-is-nothing-as-likely-to-succeed-as-what-the-enemy-believes-you/)

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> [For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities and are often more influenced by the things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/for-the-great-majority-of-mankind-are-satisfied-with-appearance-as/)

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> [That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/that-prince-is-highly-esteemed-who-conveys-this-impression-of-himself/)

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> [“Anyone who studies present and ancient affairs will easily see how in all cities and all peoples there still exist, and have always existed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/anyone-who-studies-present-and-ancient-affairs-will-easily-see-how-in/)

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> [I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/i-believe-that-it-is-possible-for-one-to-praise-without-concern-any/)

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> [Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/men-are-always-averse-to-enterprises-in-which-they-foresee/)

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> [“He who causes another to become powerful ruins himself, for he brings such a power into being either by design or by force, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/he-who-causes-another-to-become-powerful-ruins-himself-for-he-brings/)

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> [One never finds anything perfectly pure and ... exempt from danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-never-finds-anything-perfectly-pure-and-exempt-from-danger/)

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