"Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch……" — Niccolo Machiavelli
"Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces."
—
Niccolo Machiavelli
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
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,…
See all 303 quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli »
More Dispatch Quotes
This quote is filed under Dispatch Quotes,
one of 27 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with…
— William J. Brennan
-
Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to dispatch than method.
— Lord Chesterfield
-
I have just read your dispatch about sore-tongued and fatigued horses, Will you pardon me for asking what the horses…
— Abraham Lincoln
-
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which…
— William Halsey
-
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter…
— Howard Whitley Eves
-
The Post-Dispatch will serve no party but the people; be no organ of Republicanism, but the organ of truth; will…
— Joseph Pulitzer
-
Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only…
— Samuel Smiles
-
Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly.
— Aldus Manutius
-
Sir: This point of observation commands an area nearly 50 miles in diameter. The city, with its girdle of encampments,…
— Unknown Author
-
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a…
— Charles Caleb Colton
-
All the angels in the whole universe care about you; and if God wants to dispatch them all, He can…
— David Jeremiah
-
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip…
— Jack Abramoff
See all 27 Dispatch Quotes »