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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
Women never cease to impress and inspire me.
— Diane Von Furstenberg
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
[Jazz singing] is like pornography. You can't say what it is, but you know it when you see it.
— Kurt Elling
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
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
The prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
Sparkling and bright in liquid light Does the wine our goblets gleam in; With hue as red as the rosy bed Which a bee would choose to dream in.
— Charles Fenno Hoffman
August 28th 2012. Remember that date. It marks the day when the world went raving mad.
— George Monbiot
[The prince] dare not let ethics keep him from doing whatever evil must be done to preserve himself and the state.
— Jacques Barzun
In republics there is more life, more hatred, more desire for revenge. - MACHIAVELLI, The Prince, chapter five
— Christopher Celenza
He [the prince] holds to what is right when he can but knows how to do wrong when he must.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
It behooves me to remember as I advance in age that death is an inevitable part of the life cycle rather than a medical failure.
— Lisa J. Shultz
It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
... 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