Fear Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“It is better to be feared than to be loved, if you can not be both”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Is it better to be loved or feared?

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“It is far safer to be feared than loved”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“For men do harm either out of fear or out of hatred.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

To be feared is much safer then to be loved.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Because fear and ove can hardly co exist together,if we must chose between them, it is far safer to be feared than…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Never lead your soldiers to battle if you have not first confirmed their spirit and known them to be without fear and…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Men are either to be kindly treated, or utterly crushed, since they can revenge lighter injuries, but not graver. Wherefore the injury…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“And let it here be noted that men are either to be kindly treated, or utterly crushed, since they can revenge lighter…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I reply that one should like to be…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“Concerning this, it should be noted that men must be either caressed or wiped out; because they will avenge minor injuries, but…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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

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The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

One can say this in general of men: they are ungrateful, disloyal, insincere and deceitful, timid of danger and avid of profit...Love…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

I don't doubt that every prince would like to be both; but since it is hard to accomodate these qualities, if you…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“And as the observance of religious teaching is the cause of the greatness of republics, similarly, disdain for it is the cause…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“This lukewarm temper arises partly from the fear of adversaries who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin;…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“or he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“Many, Lorenzo, have held and still hold the opinion, that there is nothing which has less in common with another, and that…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the…

— 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

It is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved? It might perhaps be answered that we should…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

No one should therefore fear that he cannot accomplish what others have accomplished, for, men are born, live, and die in quite…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin;…

— Niccolo Machiavelli