Enjoy the best Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes. Quotations by Niccolo Machiavelli (Political Philosopher)
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
People should either be caressed or crushed.
The ends justifies the means.
Politics have no relation to morals.
He who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall.
One must be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.
Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
It is much safer to be feared than loved.
Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.
A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.
Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.