Feared Loved Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

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

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“It is far safer to be feared than loved”

— Niccolò 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

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

— 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

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

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Returning to the question of being feared or loved, I conclude that since men love at their own will and fear at…

— Niccolò 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

From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might…

— Niccolo 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

“And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It…

— Niccolò 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

“Men are ‘ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, and greedy for gain. While you work for their benefit, they are…

— 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

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli