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Politics have no relation to morals.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Italian - Writer May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527

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Politics have no relation to morals. - Niccolo Machiavelli

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

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli

Fear, Better, You

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. - Niccolo Machiavelli

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli

Wise, Man, Fool

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. - Niccolo Machiavelli

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, Done, Vengeance

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. - Niccolo Machiavelli

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. Niccolo Machiavelli

Past, Broken, Present

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. - Niccolo Machiavelli

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli

War, Avoiding, Others

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, Difficult, New

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. - Niccolo Machiavelli

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Honor, Titles

Never was anything great achieved without danger. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Never was anything great achieved without danger. Niccolo Machiavelli

Great, Danger, Never

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. - Niccolo Machiavelli

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. Niccolo Machiavelli

Want, Status Quo, Status

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. Niccolo Machiavelli

Good, Evil, Hatred

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. - Niccolo Machiavelli

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli

Life, Sand, See

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. - Niccolo Machiavelli

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Niccolo Machiavelli

Double, Deceive, Pleasure

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. Niccolo Machiavelli

Great, Difficulties, Cannot

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. - Niccolo Machiavelli

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. Niccolo Machiavelli

Power, Wishes, Know

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

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, Kind

It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope. Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Evil, Free

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Niccolo Machiavelli

Intelligence, Men, Look

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others. - Niccolo Machiavelli

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others. Niccolo Machiavelli

Change, Way, Open

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. - Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Niccolo Machiavelli

Promise, Never, Break

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot. Niccolo Machiavelli

Revenge, Men, Injuries

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times. Niccolo Machiavelli

Success, Change, Desires

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. Niccolo Machiavelli

Ambition, Men, Rise

Before all else, be armed. - Niccolo Machiavelli

Before all else, be armed. Niccolo Machiavelli

Else, Before, Armed

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. - Niccolo Machiavelli

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. Niccolo Machiavelli

Loved, More, Secure

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