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It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated. — Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy. — Niccolo Machiavelli

A Prince should esteem the great, but must not make himself odious to the people. — Niccolo Machiavelli

These opportunities, then, gave these men the chance they needed, and their great abilities made them recognize it. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Those who believe that where great personages are concerned new favors cause old injuries to be forgotten deceive themselves. — Niccolo Machiavelli

It is a foolish prince who entrusts the safety of his lands to hired men. — Niccolo Machiavelli

It is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own to know how to do wrong, and to make use of it or not according to necessity. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people. — Niccolo Machiavelli

[The prince] dare not let ethics keep him from doing whatever evil must be done to preserve himself and the state. — Jacques Barzun

It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world. — Aneurin Bevan

The prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox. — Niccolo Machiavelli

To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand the nature of the prince, one must be of the people — Niccolo Machiavelli

I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency. — Niccolo Machiavelli

[ ... ] the state is not immoral but amoral; half of it exists outside morality — Jacques Barzun

The man gave her an eyegasm every time she glanced at him. — Terri L. Austin

In republics there is more life, more hatred, more desire for revenge. - MACHIAVELLI, The Prince, chapter five — Christopher Celenza

Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds: I can't wait. — Truman Capote

The Machiavelli of the 20th century will be an advertising man, his Prince, a textbook of the art and science of fooling all the people all the time. — Aldous Huxley

He [the prince] holds to what is right when he can but knows how to do wrong when he must. — Niccolo Machiavelli

'The Prince' was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. 'Rules for Radicals' is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away. — Saul Alinsky

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. — Herbie Hancock

It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The mask's back in place. The heard-it-all smile. The seen-it-all eyes. — Moira Young

These are his people, this congregation of misfits, crack addicts, and drunks, the unshaven, unwashed, unemployed, and unwanted. — Lee Strobel

... to a Prince who wants to do great things, it is necessary to learn to deceive. — Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor. — Niccolo Machiavelli

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. — Niccolo Machiavelli

You have to be a prince to understand the people, and you have to belong to the people to understand the princes ... — Niccolo Machiavelli

So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli