Niccolò Machiavelli
it. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli. WikipediaPhoto:
Created: 1550
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- The ends justify the means. The Prince
- It is better to be loved than feared. But if you cannot be both, it is better to be feared than loved. The Prince
- Men are by nature ungrateful, fickle, deceitful, and hypocritical, cowardly in danger and greedy for gain. The Prince
- A ruler should have two friends: the laws and the army. The Prince
- Men will sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their inheritance. The Prince
- A ruler must know how to use both the nature of the beast and the nature of man. The Prince
- He who wishes to be always good will come to ruin among so many who are not good. The Prince