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People Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually;…
- The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they…
- The people resemble a wild beast, which, naturally fierce and accustomed to live in the woods, has been brought up, as it were, in a…
- That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided it…
- Besides what has been said, people are fickle by nature; and it is a simple to convince them of something but difficult to hold them…
- And here one must not that hatred is acquired just as much by means of good actions as by bad ones; and so, as I…
- It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people…
- When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both…
- To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the…
- People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is…
- He who becomes a Prince through the favour of the people should always keep on good terms with them; which it is easy for him…
- Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you…
- The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.
- He who builds on the people, builds on the mud
- In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have…
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- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle