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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

Niccolo Machiavelli quotes

Italian Writer May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527

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Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of..."
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others. Niccolo Machiavelli
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
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the..."
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. Niccolo Machiavelli
The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our..."
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us. Niccolo Machiavelli
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
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits..."
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself. Niccolo Machiavelli
It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope. Niccolo Machiavelli
Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is..."
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when..."
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken..."
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli
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
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. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it..."
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests. Niccolo Machiavelli

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