One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIHatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
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Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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Politics have no relation to morals.
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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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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He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
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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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We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
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I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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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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It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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