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Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian Writer
Born: May 3, 1469
Died: Jun 21, 1527
Feared He Man Men Will You
Related authors: Antonio Tabucchi Bernardo Bertolucci Bruno Bettelheim Carlo Collodi Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Luciano De Crescenzo
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. Niccolo Machiavelli
Will Deceived Those Find Allow Always Deceives Themselves Who
Never was anything great achieved without danger. Niccolo Machiavelli
Great Danger Never Without Achieved Anything
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli
You Better Feared Both Than Loved Cannot
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli
Man Severe Feared Vengeance His Done Should Injury Need
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Niccolo Machiavelli
Pleasure Deceive Deceiver Double
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli
Life Our See More Through Clearer Hourglass Escaped Sand Should
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli
Wise Man Wise Man Fool Once Finally Does
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli
Intelligence Men First Ruler He Look Him Around Method
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
You Confidence People Hatred Cowardice Distrust Both Through Generate Disarm Opinions Commence Offend Lack Either Them Show
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 Intelligence Three First Appreciates Other Others Kind Neither Kinds Excellent Through Understand Understands Nor Itself Useless Things Second Third
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. Niccolo Machiavelli
Preserving Status Status Quo Overthrow Want Quo Not Interested Interested
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 Introduction Uncertain More Take Lead New Perilous Hand New Order Conduct Than Order Things
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. Niccolo Machiavelli
Success Change Must Constant His Conduct Times Whosoever Desires
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. Niccolo Machiavelli
Honor Men Titles
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli
Broken Word Past Promise Given Present Necessity
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli
War Others Postponed Only Advantage Avoiding
Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. Niccolo Machiavelli
Revenge Men Slight Destroyed Take Generously Because Heavy Cannot Either Should Injuries Treated
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. Niccolo Machiavelli
Power Must Obeyed He Wishes Know How Command Who
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. Niccolo Machiavelli
Needs Obey Simple Will Men Immediate Never His Deceiver Lack Victims Much Inclined
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
You Man Men Ought Destroyed Unable Feared Take Retaliate Merely Vengeance Offend Greatly Done Cannot Either Them Injure Injury Utterly
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. Niccolo Machiavelli
Religion Country Sign See Rites Contempt Surer Than Decay Held
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Men First Ambition Others Secure Seek Rise Attack Another Against Themselves Then
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 Man Simple Sometimes Men Example First Wicked Imitate Virtues Good Men Strive One-Man Lead Him Return Principles Caused His Contrary Influence Republic Ashamed Good Example
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain. Niccolo Machiavelli
Greedy Fickle Say General Hypocritical May Gain Mankind
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
Benefits Drop Ought Once Out Give More Dealt Handed Offense May Should Less
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
Man Grief Every Virtuous Way Fact Wants Act Who Many Among Necessarily
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