Machiavelli

Famous quotes containing the word machiavelli:

“A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of those vices that would lose the state for him, and must protect himself from those that will not lose it for him, if this is possible; but if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)

“Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)

“There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)