Niccolo Machiavelli — Philosophical Quotes

253 quotes · Political Philosopher, Historian

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Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Political Philosopher, Historian

Philosophical

“It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated.”

Ought Hated

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Political Philosopher, Historian

Philosophical

“In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.”

Fall Arms Conclusion

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Philosophical

“The people resemble a wild beast, which, naturally fierce and accustomed to live in the woods, has been brought up, as it were, in a prison and in servitude, and having by accident got its liberty, not being accustomed to search for its food, and not knowing where to conceal itself, easily becomes the prey of the first who seeks to incarcerate it again.”

Art War Knowing

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Philosophical

“Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies' captain to be dead, or to have been conquered by another part of the army. Many times this has given victory to him who used it.”

Art War Fighting

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Philosophical

“Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.”

Men Life Wish

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Philosophical

“To know well the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to know well the nature of princes one must be of the people.”

People Literature

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Philosophical

“I hold it to be of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words towards any one, for neither the one nor the other in any way diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious, and the other increases his hatred of you, and makes him more persevering in his efforts to injure you”

Men Military Effort

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Philosophical

“Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.”

Men Simple Yield

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Philosophical

“Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.”

People Art War

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Philosophical

“The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two has to be wanting. For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, voluble, dissemblers, anxious to avoid danger, and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours; they offer you their blood, their goods, their life, and their children, as I have before said, when the necessity is remote; but when it approaches, they revolt.”

Children Art War

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Philosophical

“If someone puts up the argument that King Louis gave the Romagna to Pope Alexander, and the kingdom of Naples to Spain, in order to avoid a war, I would answer as I did before: that you should never let things get out of hand in order to avoid war. You don't avoid such a war, you merely postpone it, to your own disadvantage.”

Art War Kings

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Philosophical

“Present wars impoverish the lords that win as much as those that lose.”

Art War Winning

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