Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes - Page 2

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

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  Life, Positive, Birthday

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• All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.

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  Mistake, Ambition, Greatness

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolò Machiavelli, chapter III: Of Mixed Princedoms, 1513.

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• He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

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  Crazy, War, Wish

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.169, Race Point Publishing

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• There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious.

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  Religious, Important, Appearing

  "Machiavelli's The Prince, part 6: was Machiavelli an atheist?" by Nick Spencer, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2012.

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• Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

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  Inspirational, Men, Two

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2003). “Discourses on Livy”, p.302, OUP Oxford

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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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• Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.

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  War, Ends, Please

  "Florentine Histories" by Niccolò Machiavelli, 1526.

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• If you only notice human proceedings, you may observe that all who attain great power and riches, make use of either force or fraud; and what they have acquired either by deceit or violence, in order to conceal the disgraceful methods of attainment, they endeavor to sanctify with the false title of honest gains.

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  Art, War, Order

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2018). “History of Florence and the Affairs of Italy”, p.115, Ozymandias Press

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• The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible.

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  Men, Second Amendment, Unarmed

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• There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

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  Country, Philosophical, Religion

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• For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.

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  Truth, Reality, Empathy

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• Never was anything great achieved without danger.

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  Success, Philosophical, Danger

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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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• There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.

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  Art, War, Believe

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• Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

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  Perseverance, Weakness, Weapons

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• Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Rome remained free for four hundred years and Sparta eight hundred, although their citizens were armed all that time; but many other states that have been disarmed have lost their liberties in less than forty years.

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  Gun, Eight, Rome

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• Never do an enemy a small injury.

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  Military, Bad Ass, Enemy

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• Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

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  Political, Soldier, Gold

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• It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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  Philosophical, Deceit, Literature

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• Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not to suffer.

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  Mistake, Ambition, Sloth

  "The Prince". Book by Niccolo Machiavelli, chapter III: Of Mixed Princedoms, 1513.

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

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  Past, Keeping Promises, Broken

  "At 500, Machiavelli's 'Prince' Still Inspires Love And Fear" by Sylvia Poggioli, www.npr.org. May 27, 2013.

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• Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived.

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  Simple, Men, Political

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