"It is much more secure to be feared…" — Niccolo Machiavelli
"It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved."
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303 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
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One man should not be afraid of improving his posessions, lest they be taken away from him, or another deterred…
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Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone.
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The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.
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Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
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The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises.
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So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises,…
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One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.
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Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
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Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.
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To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.
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One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions,…
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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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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace.…
— Teresa of Avila
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
— Christian Nestell Bovee
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It…
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a…
— William Jennings Bryan
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Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for…
— C.S. Lewis
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Is this dying? Is this all? Is this what I feared when I prayed against a hard death? Oh, I…
— Cotton Mather
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Any idea that is held in the mind that is either feared or revered will, begin at once to clothe…
— Andrew Carnegie
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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be…
— Sun Tzu
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Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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