Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

Quotes

• “Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others co...”
• “Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ...”
• “A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because th...”
• “God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.”
• “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
• “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
• “Is it better to be loved or feared?”