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Ruin Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- In the same manner, having been reduced by disorder, and sunk to their utmost state of depression, unable to descend lower, they, of necessity, reascend;…
- The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain everything: so that…
- Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for how we live is so far removed…
- It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it.
- Conquered states that have been accustomed to liberty and the government of their own laws can be held by the conqueror in three different ways.…
- All who contribute to the overthrow of religion, or to the ruin of kingdoms and commonwealths, all who are foes to letters and to the…
- He who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.
- A man who is used to acting in one way never changes; he must come to ruin when the times, in changing, no longer are…
- Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence…
- As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin; for where the…
More Ruin Quotes
- Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin. — Honore de Balzac
- I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and… — John Adams
- Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man… — Joseph Addison
- There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or… — Berenice Abbott
- What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that… — Ambrose Bierce
- Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. — Josh Billings
- The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it. — Josh Billings
- And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter… — Aeschylus
- You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense. — Aeschylus
- Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. — Aesop
- Bad attitudes will ruin your team. — Terry Bradshaw
- It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things… — Warren Buffett