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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
What is freedom when you're too beholden to act spontaneously
— Hilary Thayer Hamann
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
All that I loveI fold over once
And once again — Edith L. Tiempo
A little knowledge can go a long way.
— Jenny Holzer
The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
I believe there is a right way to fail and a wrong way to fail.
— Ian Anthony Dale
You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you.
— Harold B. Lee
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
![The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Jacques Barzun: [The prince] dare not let ethics keep him](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/the-prince-machiavelli-quotes-by-jacques-barzun-2156046.jpg "The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Jacques Barzun: [The prince] dare not let ethics keep him")
[The prince] dare not let ethics keep him from doing whatever evil must be done to preserve himself and the state.
— Jacques Barzun
![The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Jacques Barzun: [ ... ] the state is not immoral](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/the-prince-machiavelli-quotes-by-jacques-barzun-1384806.jpg "The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Jacques Barzun: [ ... ] the state is not immoral")
In republics there is more life, more hatred, more desire for revenge. - MACHIAVELLI, The Prince, chapter five
— Christopher Celenza
It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather.
— Niccolo Machiavelli
You really did want the sleeping dogs to keep napping, because once they woke up they tried to tear your throat out.
— Laurell K. Hamilton
... 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
![The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Niccolo Machiavelli: He [the prince] holds to what is right](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/the-prince-machiavelli-quotes-by-niccolo-machiavelli-98981.jpg "The Prince Machiavelli Quotes By Niccolo Machiavelli: He [the prince] holds to what is right")