“It is better to be feared than to be loved, if you can not be both” — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Returning to the question of being feared or loved, I conclude that since men love at their own will and fear at… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
It is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved? It might perhaps be answered that we should… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I reply that one should like to be… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Men are ‘ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, and greedy for gain. While you work for their benefit, they are… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share Image
From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Men generally decide upon a middle course, which is most hazardous, for they know neither how to be entirely good nor entirely bad. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
It is the duty of a man of honor to teach others the good which he has not been able to do himself because… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
“Anyone who believes that new benefits make men of high station forget old injuries deceives himself.” — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share
He who has once begun to live by rapine always finds reasons for taking what is not his. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities and are often more influenced by the things that… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
“Anyone who studies present and ancient affairs will easily see how in all cities and all peoples there still exist, and have always existed,… — Niccolò Machiavelli Copy Share
I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
Men are always averse to enterprises in which they foresee difficulties. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
“He who causes another to become powerful ruins himself, for he brings such a power into being either by design or by force, and… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share
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