black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Related Topics

Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Politics have no relation to morals.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Moral Politics Relation
His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Ashamed Contrary Example God Imitate Influence Strive Such Wick
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Deceive Deceiver Double Pressure
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Commit Conquer Demolish Error Except Great Ruin Town
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

Commerce Confidence Cowardice Distrust Either Hatred Offend People Show
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Against Do Faith Interest Keep Out Ruler Wise
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

First Man Principle Republic Return Simple Sometimes
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
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

Must Nature People Prince Understand
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Cleaner Escape Hourglass More Sand Through
Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Arm Come Destroy Prophet Victorious
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Conceal Enemy Enterprise Execution Likely More No Ripe
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Done Fear Injury Man Severe Use Vengence
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Command Know Must Obey Wish
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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Another Find Men Moment Simple Suffer Tricked Yield

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes

Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'imagick.so' (tried: /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20200930/imagick.so (/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20200930/imagick.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory), /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20200930/imagick.so.so (/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20200930/imagick.so.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)) in Unknown on line 0