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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIWhosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
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Before all else, be armed.
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Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.
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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
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War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
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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.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
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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.
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It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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