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# Machiavelli, Niccolo

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called t

##  Quotes by Machiavelli, Niccolo

> [“Any injury we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machiavelli-niccolo-2/any-injury-we-do-to-a-man-must-be-such-that-we-need-not-fear-his/)

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> [“It is of the greatest important in this world that a man should know himself, and the measure of his own strength…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machiavelli-niccolo-2/it-is-of-the-greatest-important-in-this-world-that-a-man-should-know/)

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> [“For, although one may be very strong in armed forces, yet in entering a province one has always need of the goodwill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/machiavelli-niccolo-2/for-although-one-may-be-very-strong-in-armed-forces-yet-in-entering-a/)

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[Armed forces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/armed-forces/)

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