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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

All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it. — Carl Von Clausewitz

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 one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. — Oscar Wilde

Death was one sure way to find peace, Rhage thought. And everyone died. Even vampires. Eventually. — J.R. Ward

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

Grace never ignores the awful truth of our depravity; in fact it emphasizes it. The worse we realize we are the greater we realize God's grace. — Randy Alcorn

Such inbred, bovine torpor! — David Mitchell

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

Be so good they can't ignore you. — Steve Martin

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

Setting sail using different moral compasses causes a relationship to go in circles. — Khang Kijarro Nguyen

Not believing in anything is also a religion . — Cesare Pavese

I was there the day that Horus fell. — Graham McNeill

... 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

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

It will be exciting to have my child share my career and to remember what I was like when I was young. — Candace Parker