Adversity Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making other preparations, is ruined, for the friendship which is gained by purchase…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with the ambition…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting.

— George Savile

A prince is also respected when he is a true friend and a true enemy; that is, when he declares himself on the side…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

How laudable it is for a prince to keep good faith and live with integrity, and not with astuteness, every one knows. Still the…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a people…

— Thomas Jefferson

That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“A prince may be seen happy today and ruined tomorrow without having shown any chance in his character. For the prince who relies entirely…

— Neil Jordan

“For this reason a prince ought to take care that he never lets anything slip from his lips that is not replete with the…

— Niccolò Machiavelli