More from Niccolo Machiavelli

  1. War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
  2. We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do . For it is not possible to join serp…
  3. It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
  4. Call me a dreamer, but one day, my name will become an adjective for everything cynical and untrustworthy in human nature.
  5. Men sooner forget being robbed of their fathers than of their patrimony.
  6. A leader ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred.
  7. War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furni…
  8. Innovation makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old regime, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would pro…

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