Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be…

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack…

Never was anything great achieved without danger…

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times…

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries…

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones…

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites…

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear…

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others…

Politics have no relation to morals…

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil…

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great…

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver…

War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope…

To understand the nature of the people one must be a prince, and to understand…