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

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Fear Love More Much Secure
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Achievement Anything Danger Great never Without
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Interest Overthrow Preserve Status
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Bear Despair Drive Father Inheritance Loss Qquanmity Son
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
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
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Deception Immediate Incline Lack Men Obey Simple Victim
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Change Conduct Constant Desire Must Success Time
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
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
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
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
Politics have no relation to morals.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Moral Politics Relation
Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Fear Inspire Men Offend Shrink
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
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI

Evil Gain Good Hatred Much

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes