Inspirational Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

One must consider the final result

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

All the armed prophets conquered; all the unarmed ones perished.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

For the mob is always impressed by appearances and by results, and the world is composed of the mob.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to be adventurous than cautious, because fortune is a woman.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

There is nothing that Nature seems to have inclined us to as much as society.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“At nightfall I return home and enter my study. There on the threshold I remove my dirty, mud-spattered clothes, slip on my…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“For this reason a prince ought to take care that he never lets anything slip from his lips that is not replete…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“But confining myself more to the particular, I say that a prince may be seen happy to-day and ruined to-morrow without having…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“I conclude therefore that, fortune being changeful and mankind steadfast in their ways, so long as the two are in agreement men…

— Niccolò Machiavelli