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.

Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.

Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.

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...

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...

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities...

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities...

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...

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity...

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity...

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

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

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

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and...

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and...

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity...

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity...

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...

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it...

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it...

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...

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 one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one...

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one...

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 first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the...

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the...

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 secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.