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Truth Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- And if such malignity is hidden for a time, it proceeds from the unknown reason that would not be known because the experience of the…
- 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;…
- The wish to acquire is in truth very natural and common, and men always do so when they can.but when they cannot do so, yet…
- 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…
- There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.
- For, in truth, there is no sure way of holding other than by destroying
- For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem…
- 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…
- There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth;…
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