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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

There are three kinds of brains: One understands of itself, another can be taught to understand, and the third can neither understand to itself or be taught to understand Picture Quote #1

He who is the cause of another’s advancement is thereby the cause of his own ruin Picture Quote #1

In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly Picture Quote #1

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words toward anyone, for neither diminishes the strength of the enemy Picture Quote #1

For a long time I have not said what I believed, nor do I ever believe what I say, and if indeed sometimes I do happen to tell the truth, I hide it among so many lies that it is hard to find Picture Quote #1

Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge Picture Quote #1

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Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of these are suspected by the one who has been raised to power Picture Quote #1

I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself Picture Quote #1

Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by stratagem is as much to be praised as he who overcomes them by force Picture Quote #1

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it Picture Quote #1

And truly it is a very natural and ordinary thing to desire to acquire, and always, when men do it who can, they will be praised or not blamed; but when they cannot, and wish to do it anyway, here lies the error and the blame Picture Quote #1

A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it Picture Quote #1

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For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance Picture Quote #1

One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up Picture Quote #1

The wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if he cannot reach their perfection, he may at least acquire something of its savour Picture Quote #1

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are Picture Quote #1

The reformer has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order Picture Quote #1

Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that when it is needful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities Picture Quote #1

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Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone Picture Quote #1

The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises Picture Quote #1

So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil Picture Quote #1

One should never risk one’s whole fortune unless supported by one’s entire forces Picture Quote #1

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders Picture Quote #1

There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed Picture Quote #1

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Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better Picture Quote #1

When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams of trying to deceive or trick him Picture Quote #1

Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours Picture Quote #1

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered Picture Quote #1

I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse this mercifulness Picture Quote #1

Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the goods of others, whereas causes for taking life are rarer and more quickly destroyed Picture Quote #1

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There are three kinds of brains: One understands of itself, another can be taught to understand, and the third can neither understand to itself or be taught to understand (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) He who is the cause of another’s advancement is thereby the cause of his own ruin (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words toward anyone, for neither diminishes the strength of the enemy (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) For a long time I have not said what I believed, nor do I ever believe what I say, and if indeed sometimes I do happen to tell the truth, I hide it among so many lies that it is hard to find (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Any harm you do to a man should be done in such a way that you need not fear his revenge (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Whoever is the cause of another becoming powerful, is ruined himself; for that power is produced by him either through craft or force; and both of these are suspected by the one who has been raised to power (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by stratagem is as much to be praised as he who overcomes them by force (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) And truly it is a very natural and ordinary thing to desire to acquire, and always, when men do it who can, they will be praised or not blamed; but when they cannot, and wish to do it anyway, here lies the error and the blame (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) For it must be noted, that men must either be caressed or else annihilated; they will revenge themselves for small injuries, but cannot do so for great ones; the injury therefore that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) One should never fall in the belief that you can find someone to pick you up (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) The wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if he cannot reach their perfection, he may at least acquire something of its savour (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) The reformer has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that when it is needful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Good order and discipline in any army are to be depended upon more than courage alone (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) The princes who have done great things are the ones who have taken little account of their promises (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) One should never risk one’s whole fortune unless supported by one’s entire forces (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams of trying to deceive or trick him (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse this mercifulness (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes) Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the goods of others, whereas causes for taking life are rarer and more quickly destroyed (Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes)

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