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Letter "N" » Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes
«The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.»
«A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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«A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise»
«It is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent»
«Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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patrimony
«A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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Acts, compelled, compulsion, compulsions, necessity, see to it, voluntary
«There is no other way for securing yourself against flatteries except that men understand that they do not offend you by telling you the truth; but when everybody can tell you the truth, you fail to get respect»
«Men nearly always follow the tracks made by others and proceed in their affairs by imitation, even though they cannot entirely keep to the tracks of others or emulate the prowess of their models. So a prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it. He should behave like those archers who, if they are skilful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can reach the target.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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«For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
| About:
Appearance,
Influence,
Mankind,
Reality
| Keywords:
appearance, influenced, majority, mankind, realities, satisfied
«In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have been accepted by the people; for there are many good laws, the importance of which is known to be the sa»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
| About:
Authority,
Law and lawyers,
Truth
| Keywords:
accepted, divine law, good authority, in truth, lawgiver, remarkable, resort, resorted, resorting, resort to
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