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

“Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the goods of others, whereas causes for taking life are rarer and more quickly destroyed.”

Art War Causes

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Political Philosopher, Historian

Philosophical

“In order not to annul our free will, I judge it true that Fortune may be mistress of one half our actions but then even she leaves the other half, or almost, under our control.”

Order Judging Mistress

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Philosophical

“Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.”

Doe Liberality

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Philosophical

“One must consider the final result”

Results Finals

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Philosophical

“For whoever conquers a free Town, and does not demolish it, commits a great Error, and may expect to be ruin 'd himself.”

War Errors Uprising

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Philosophical

“The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.”

World Taken Crowds

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Philosophical

“One never finds anything perfectly pure and ... exempt from danger.”

Danger Pure

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Philosophical

“A blast in the human breast is nothing to boast of.”

Breasts Boast

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Philosophical

“A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.”

Reality Wise Philosophical

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Philosophical

“When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor.”

Men Art War

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Philosophical

“In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.”

People Judgement Prudent

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Philosophical

“All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.”

Men States Republic

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