"it is better to act and repent than…" — Niccolo Machiavelli

"it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret."

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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303 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli has 303 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred…
Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.
The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.
Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises,…
One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.
Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.
To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions,…
You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness,…

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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