Easy Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

“For, besides what has been said, it should be borne in mind that the temper of the multitude is fickle, and that while it…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Its a poor mind that would think with the multitude, because it is multitude. Truth is not altered by the opinions of the vulgar,…

— Giordano Bruno

Most people don't have the power of persuasion.

— James Altucher

There are people so blind and self-absorbed in all matters that they always believe that, whatever they desire or think, they can impose their…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

“There are human tempers, bland, glowing, and genial, within whose influence it is as good for the poor in spirit to live, as it…

— Charlotte Brontë

“If you could only speak the devil fair enough, he might save you the cost of the doctor. Such strange lingering echoes of the…

— George Eliot

The complaints of contemporary writes, who deplore the increase of luxury and deprevation of manners, are commonly expressive of their peculiar temper and situation.…

— Edward Gibbon

“The problem with a lot of people is that what they think is a virtue is actually a vice in disguise. It's much easier…

— Kevin Dutton

“It was badly received by the generation to which it was first addressed, and the outpouring of angry nonsense to which it gave rise…

— Thomas Henry Huxley

When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less…

— Mark Goulston

“This lukewarm temper arises partly from the fear of adversaries who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of mankind,…

— Niccolò Machiavelli