Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes, Art Quotes, War Quotes

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands.

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Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.

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And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making other preparations, is ruined, for the friendship which is gained by purchase and not through grandeur and nobility of spirit is merited but is not secured, and at times is not to be had.

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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

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There is nothing that Nature seems to have inclined us to as much as society.

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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

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Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.

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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.

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If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

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Prudence therefore consists in knowing how to distinguish degrees of disadvantage.

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The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms.

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Whoever takes it upon himself to establish a commonwealth and prescribe laws must presuppose all men naturally bad, and that they will yield to their innate evil passions as often as they can do so with safety.

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....those who become princes through their skill acquire the pricipality with difficulty, buy they hold onto it with ease.

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The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible.

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One should never risk one's whole fortune unless supported by one's entire forces.

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Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.

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It is necessary that the prince should know how to color his nature well, and how to be a hypocrite and dissembler. For men are so simple, and yield so much to immediate necessity, that the deceiver will never lack dupes.

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For government consists in nothing else but so controlling subjects that they shall neither be able to, nor have cause to do [it] harm.

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There are three kinds of brains: One understands of itself, another can be taught to understand, and the third can neither understand to itself or be taught to understand.

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People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance.

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