“It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.”
Men
“Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.”
GoodAll Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
“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.”
Success“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“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”
Change“One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.”
Change“War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.”
Hope“Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.”
Men“No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.”
Business“God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.”
God“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.”
Men“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“A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.”
Faith“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“Politics have no relation to morals.”
Politics“Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.”
Great“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“Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.”
Nature“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
Life“Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.”
Great“Never was anything great achieved without danger.”
Great