For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

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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...

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when...

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when...

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

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...

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.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

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

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

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand...

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand...

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope...

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope...

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be...

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be...

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

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...

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack,...

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack,...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

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.

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.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites...

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites...