Doe Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

For this is the tragedy of man circumstances change, but he does not.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heart I laugh but the laughter does not…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

For whoever conquers a free Town, and does not demolish it, commits a great Error, and may expect to be ruin 'd…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

If the course of human affairs be considered, it will be seen that many things arise against which heaven does not allow…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Anyone who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it may expect to be destroyed by it;…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Still, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that if he does not gain love, he at any rate…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must proceed in…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince must not have any objective nor any thought, nor take up any art, other than the art of war and…

— Niccolo Machiavelli