All Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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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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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
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Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
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Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
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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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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.
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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
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