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Should Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred by high taxes from starting…
- So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to…
- One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.
- There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed…
- When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams…
- Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours.
- I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set about it is…
- I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their fortune, but cannot oppose it;…
- If someone puts up the argument that King Louis gave the Romagna to Pope Alexander, and the kingdom of Naples to Spain, in order to…
- Still, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that if he does not gain love, he at any rate avoids hatred; for…
- It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a rock;…
- From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will have good friends,…
- One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts 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…
- For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend…
- Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But let this happen in such a way that no one become aware of it; or, if…
- One should never permit a disorder to persist in order to avoid a war, for wars cannot be avoided and can only be deferred to…
- Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should live and how…
- Men seldom rise from low condition to high rank without employing either force or fraud, unless that rank should be attained either by gift or…
- No one should therefore fear that he cannot accomplish what others have accomplished, for, men are born, live, and die in quite the same way…
- Benefits should be granted little by little, so that they may be better enjoyed.
- There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.
- Where the very safety of the country depends upon the resolution to be taken, no consideration of justice or injustice, humanity or cruelty, nor of…
- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
- If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
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