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 MACHIAVELLIOne who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned.
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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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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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So that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.
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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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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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War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
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Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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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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