One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLISo that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.
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But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.
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The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
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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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