black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Related Topics

Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

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

I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Break Lack Legitimate Neck Prince Promise
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Benefit Better Conferred Gradually Taste Way
So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Does Either Fear Indulge Injury Ought Vengeance
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Arm Except Hope Necessary Premise War
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Advantage Avoid Postpone War
This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Excellent First Good Kind Second Third Useless
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Destroy Generous heavy Injury Men One Revenge Sight
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Dangerous Element Far Government More Other Prince Society
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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Adult Childhood Crazy Distinction Ego Fell Individual Love One Probably Purpose Some Useful
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Ambition Another Attack Men Other Secure Seek Themselves
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.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Adapt Clash Demand Likewise One Policy Time
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

Breath Constant Execute Executem Furnish Leisure Military Peace Plan Prince War Study
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Fickle Gain General Greedy Hypocritical Man Mankind
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

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes