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Therefore Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- 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…
- The Romans never allowed a trouble spot to remain simply to avoid going to war over it, because they knew that wars don't just go…
- 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…
- A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot…
- Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made…
- Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to do. Therefore, the…
- 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…
- Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to…
- A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many who are not good. Therefore,…
- Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have…
- 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…
- Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves
- Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the…
- The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and…
- Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have…
- For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so…
- 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…
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- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
- He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is… — Aristotle
- Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no… — Marcus Aurelius
- A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely,… — Charles Babbage
- Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. — Francis Bacon
- Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. — Francis Bacon
- A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to… — Mikhail Bakunin
- We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem. — Douglas Adams