Italian - Writer | May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Niccolo Machiavelli
GoodEvilHatredMuchWorksGained
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
MenSimpleWillNeverObeyNeeds
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
MenAmbitionRiseOthersFirstSeek
To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people.
NaturePeopleUnderstandMustPrince
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
GodFreeGloryFree WillWillShare
The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.
GriefManWayActWhoFact
One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
ChangeWayOthersAlwaysOpen
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
MenMistakesSucceedWishWantMore
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
PowerWishesKnowMustWhoHe
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
OpportunityUsForcesTardinessOur
The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
PolicyWhoseWhoDemandsHisDoes
Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.
BetterWillWayTasteBenefits
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