Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

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• Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Inspirational, Relationship, Marketing

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

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  Work, Philosophical, Men

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, Ch. 22, 1513.

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• Women are the most charitable creatures, and the most troublesome. He who shuns women passes up the trouble, but also the benefits. He who puts up with them gains the benefits, but also the trouble. As the saying goes, there's no honey without bees.

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  Benefits, Honey, Gains

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2009). “The Essential Writings of Machiavelli”, p.456, Modern Library

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• Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

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  Always Wrong, Hinges

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• The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

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  Lions, Foxes, Traps

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.55, Knickerbocker Classics

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• A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

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  Government, Doe, Citizens

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• A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

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  Ignorance, Intelligence, Awareness

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  Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

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  Wisdom, Eye, Reality

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• Politics have no relation to morals.

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  Political, Nerd, Politics

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• You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else's self-esteem.

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  Self Esteem, Men, Democracy

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• Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

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  Men, Numbers, Trying

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• I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

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  Death, Kings, Heaven

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• Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

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  Humorous, Opportunity, Differences

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• One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.

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  Passion, Confusion, Understanding

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• it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret.

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  Regret, Repent

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• It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than initiating changes. The innovator makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old order, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under the new. Their support is lukewarm ... partly because men are generally incredulous, never really trusting new things unless they have tested them by experience.

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  Change, Men, Order

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, www.theguardian.com. 1532.

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• Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.

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  Assuming, Conspiracy, Incompetence

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

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  Revenge, Men, Needs

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• Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

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  Perseverance, Weakness, Weapons

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• How perilous it is to free a people who prefer slavery.

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  People, Slavery

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• The ends justifies the means.

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  Mean, Ends, Ends Justify The Means

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2003). “Discourses on Livy”, p.444, OUP Oxford

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• Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Passion

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.222, Race Point Publishing

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• A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes.

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  Peace, War, Mistake

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• Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

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  Stupid, Men, Needs

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• The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

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  Wise, Wisdom, Opportunity

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