Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better.

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom...

The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom...

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily...

The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily...

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but...

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but...

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born...

States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more...

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more...

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should...

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should...

Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist...

Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist...

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity...

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.