A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing…

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Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.