Difficult Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

“From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I reply that one should like to be both one…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if one has…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

One is more desirable when loved, not feared.

— Robert M. Hensel

“Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“This raises the question whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the contrary. My reply is that I would like to…

— Machiavelli(1532

It is better to be feared than loved.

— Lewis Carroll