Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes

  • The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.Upload to Facebook
    The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.Upload to Facebook
    Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • To determine the intelligence of a ruler, look at the men he puts around him.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.Upload to Facebook
    Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.Upload to Facebook
    Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
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    Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • It is not Titles that honor Men, but Men that honor Titles.Upload to Facebook
    It is not Titles that honor Men, but Men that honor Titles.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
    ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
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