Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

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

Politics have no relation to morals.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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

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

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

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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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