Quote #13198
…people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something,...
Category Archives: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
Quote #13103
One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to...
Quote #11978
Is necessary to take such measures that, when they believe no longer, it may...
Quote #11979
We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who...
Quote #11716
To be feared is much safer then to be loved.
Quote #9439
He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability...
Quote #8223
…it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of...
Quote #5061
Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can...
Quote #4706
Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them,...
Quote #4707
A prince should therefore have no other aim or thought, nor take up any...