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Danger Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very…
- The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is…
- The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid those things which will make him hated or contemptible; and as…
- Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.
- You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less and…
- 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…
- 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…
- And it will always happen that he who is not your friend will request your neutrality and he who is your friend will ask you…
- Decide which is the line of conduct that presents the fewest drawbacks and then follow it out as being the best one, because one never…
- Never was anything great achieved without danger.
- Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
- All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition…
- One can say this in general of men: they are ungrateful, disloyal, insincere and deceitful, timid of danger and avid of profit...Love is a bond…
More Danger Quotes
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing. — Nancy Astor
- Crying wolf is a real danger. — David Attenborough
- How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
- The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
- To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. — James A. Baldwin
- There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with… — John Adams
- When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably fear it,… — Drew Barrymore
- I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand… — Clara Barton
- In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. — Charles Baudelaire
- The most dangerous people are the ignorant. — Henry Ward Beecher
- It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists… — Kate Adie