Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

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

Confidence, Through, Hatred

Politics have no relation to morals.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Politics, Morals, Relation

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Understand, Between, Able

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Cannot, Loved, Both

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Business, Enemy, Succeed

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Life, Through, Sand

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Good, Through, Understand

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Done, Vengeance, Injury

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Him, Around

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Life, Good, Men

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Never was anything great achieved without danger.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Great, Danger, Achieved

Before all else, be armed.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Before, Else, Armed

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Deceive, Pleasure, Double

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Interested, Status, Quo

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Wishes, Command, Obeyed

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Promise, Break, Reasons

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Simple, Needs

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Revenge, Cannot

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Good, Evil, Hatred

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Loved, Secure, Feared

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Honor, Titles

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Others, Another

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.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Success, Nothing, Difficult

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Success, Change, Times

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Wise, Fool, Once

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Writer

Born: May 3, 1469

Died: June 21, 1527

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