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Politics have no relation to morals.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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May 3
, 1469 -
June 21
, 1527
Politics have no relation to morals.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Politics
,
Morals
,
Relation
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Fear
,
Better
,
Feared
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Status Quo
,
Want
,
Quo
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Sand
,
Through
,
Escaped
It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Pleasure
,
Double
,
Deceiver
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Vengeance
,
His
,
Feared
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Difficulties
,
Willingness
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
Nothing
,
New
,
More
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
Niccolo Machiavelli
War
,
Advantage
,
Only
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Wise
,
Once
,
Does
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Before all else, be armed.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Else
,
Before
,
Armed
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Always
,
Deceived
,
Allow
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Power
,
How
,
Obeyed
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Never
,
Reasons
,
His
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Men
,
Honor
,
Titles
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Success
,
Constant
,
Times
The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Past
,
Broken
,
Given
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
Vengeance
,
Feared
,
Injure
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
Other
,
Through
,
Appreciates
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Men
,
Ruler
,
Method
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
Republic
,
Good Example
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Great
,
Never
,
Achieved
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
Niccolo Machiavelli
General
,
Mankind
,
Fickle
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.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Nature
,
Understand
,
Must
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Change
,
Always
,
Leaves
It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Loved
,
More
,
Feared
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