--- title: "8 Men Ungrateful Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 8 Men Ungrateful quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Men Ungrateful sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/niccolo-machiavelli-368_fearful_speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fi_33715.jpg" --- > [Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fickle-hypocritical-fearful/) [Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/niccolo-machiavelli-368_fearful_speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fi_33715.jpg) > [Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-diderot/isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrateful-than-to-miss-a-chance-to/) [Denis Diderot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-diderot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a1/denis-diderot-1536_chance_isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrat_220509.png) > [One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-make-this-generalization-about-men-they-are-ungrateful-fickle/) [Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-make-this-generalization-about-m_1413511.jpg) > [One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-that-they-are-ungrateful-fickle/) [Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-tha_1630167.jpg) > [But that is how men are! Ungrateful and never satisfied. When you don't have them they hate you because you won't; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-never-satisfied-when-you-don-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/anonymous-1_children_but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-n_1653891.jpg) > [One can say this in general of men: they are ungrateful, disloyal, insincere and deceitful, timid of danger and avid of profit...Love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-say-this-in-general-of-men-they-are-ungrateful-disloyal/) [Niccolo Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/niccolo-machiavelli-368_avid_one-can-say-this-in-general-of-men-they_1908544.jpg) > [“Men are ‘ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, and greedy for gain. While you work for their benefit, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/men-are-ungrateful-fickle-simulators-and-deceivers-avoiders-of-danger/) [Niccolò Machiavelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niccolo-machiavelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/niccolo-machiavelli-368_quote_men-are-ungrateful-fickle-simulators-and_2113173.jpg) > [Angry and choleric men are as ungrateful and unsociable as thunder and lightning, being in themselves all storm and tempest; but quiet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-hyde-1st-earl-of-clarendon/angry-and-choleric-men-are-as-ungrateful-and-unsociable-as-thunder/) [Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-hyde-1st-earl-of-clarendon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/edward-hyde-1st-earl-of-claren_anger_angry-and-choleric-men-are-as-ungrateful_2720669.jpg) ## Top authors on Men Ungrateful - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-niccolo-machiavelli-70986.jpg) Niccolo Machiavelli 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men-ungrateful/niccolo-machiavelli/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men-ungrateful/#itemlist", "name": "Men Ungrateful Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Niccolo Machiavelli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fickle-hypocritical-fearful/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/niccolo-machiavelli-368_fearful_speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fi_33715.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/niccolo-machiavelli-368_fearful_speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fi_33715.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/niccolo-machiavelli-368_fearful_speaking-generally-men-are-ungrateful-fi_33715.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.” — Niccolo Machiavelli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Denis Diderot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-diderot/isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrateful-than-to-miss-a-chance-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a1/denis-diderot-1536_chance_isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrat_220509.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a1/denis-diderot-1536_chance_isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrat_220509.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a1/denis-diderot-1536_chance_isn-t-it-better-to-have-men-being-ungrat_220509.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?” — Denis Diderot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well, they are yours. They would shed their blood for you, risk their property, their lives, their children, so long, as I said above, as danger is remote; but when you are in danger they turn against you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Niccolo Machiavelli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-make-this-generalization-about-men-they-are-ungrateful-fickle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-make-this-generalization-about-m_1413511.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-make-this-generalization-about-m_1413511.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-make-this-generalization-about-m_1413511.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun…” — Niccolo Machiavelli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders of danger, greedy for gain; and while you work for their good they are completely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their lives, and their sons when danger is far away; but when it comes nearer to you, they turn away.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Niccolo Machiavelli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niccolo-machiavelli/one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-that-they-are-ungrateful-fickle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-tha_1630167.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-tha_1630167.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/niccolo-machiavelli-368_blood_one-can-generally-say-this-about-men-tha_1630167.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One can generally say this about men: that they are ungrateful, fickle, simulators and deceivers, avoiders…” — Niccolo Machiavelli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But that is how men are! Ungrateful and never satisfied. When you don't have them they hate you because you won't; and when you do have them they hate you again, for some other reason. Or for no reason at all, except that they are discontented children, and can't be satisfied whatever they get, let a woman do what she may.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-never-satisfied-when-you-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/anonymous-1_children_but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-n_1653891.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/anonymous-1_children_but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-n_1653891.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/anonymous-1_children_but-that-is-how-men-are-ungrateful-and-n_1653891.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But that is how men are! Ungrateful and never satisfied. 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While you work for their benefit, they are completely yours, offering you their blood, their property, their lives, and their sons, as I said above, when the need is far away. But when it draws nearer to you, they turn away’ (Ch. XVII). 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