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Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear."

Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.




Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Never was anything great achieved without danger."

Never was anything great achieved without danger.




Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present."

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us."

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.




Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas in antiquity."

Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas in antiquity.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Is it better to be loved or feared?"

Is it better to be loved or feared?



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast."

In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil."

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if one has to choose between them it is far safer to be feared than loved"

... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if one has to choose between them it is far safer to be feared than loved




Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. Imprisoned"

at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. Imprisoned



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts."

Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Never do an enemy a small injury."

Never do an enemy a small injury.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "... War is the sole art looked for in one who rules..."

... War is the sole art looked for in one who rules...



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "... When Princes devote themselves rather to pleasure than to arms, they lose their dominions."

... When Princes devote themselves rather to pleasure than to arms, they lose their dominions.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "... On the whole, the best fortress you can have, is in not being hated by your subjects. If they hate you no fortress will save you..."

... On the whole, the best fortress you can have, is in not being hated by your subjects. If they hate you no fortress will save you...



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor."

A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles."

It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Men in general are as much affected by what a thing appears to be as by what it is, indeed they are frequently influenced more by appearances than by reality."

Men in general are as much affected by what a thing appears to be as by what it is, indeed they are frequently influenced more by appearances than by reality.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people"

To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Armour belonging to someone else either chops off you or weighs you down or is too tight"

Armour belonging to someone else either chops off you or weighs you down or is too tight



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "There are many who think a wise prince ought, when he has the chance, to foment astutely some enmity, so that by suppressing it he will augment his greatness."

There are many who think a wise prince ought, when he has the chance, to foment astutely some enmity, so that by suppressing it he will augment his greatness.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity."

It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain."

Without an opportunity, their abilities would have been wasted, and without their abilities, the opportunity would have arisen in vain.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "Those who believe that where great personages are concerned new favors cause old injuries to be forgotten deceive themselves."

Those who believe that where great personages are concerned new favors cause old injuries to be forgotten deceive themselves.



Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes: "These opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it."

These opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it.