The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 4
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 3
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 3
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 3
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 2
Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 1
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 1
A prince must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 1
The question is, then, do we try to make things easy on ourselves or do we try to make things easy on our customers, whoever they may be? Niccolo Machiavelli Italian More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
Where the willingness is great the difficulties cannot be great. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
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. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0