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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: "Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs..."
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "Never was anything great achieved without danger."
Never was anything great achieved without danger. Niccolo Machiavelli
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to..."
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great."
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will..."
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe..."
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli
The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the..."
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is..."
We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli quote: "Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our..."
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces. Niccolo Machiavelli

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