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He Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
- He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
- Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will…
- The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
- War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes…
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- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
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