“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”
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“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”
ChangeAll Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
“Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.”
Society“It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.”
Men“One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.”
Change“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.”
Good“There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.”
Religion“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.”
Men“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.”
Men“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
Life“Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.”
Good“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.”
Good“Politics have no relation to morals.”
Politics“Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.”
Men“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.”
Men“War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.”
Hope“Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.”
Great“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.”
Good“To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.”
Nature“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.”
Peace“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.”
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