'The Prince' Though it was initially a dark period for his career, Machiavelli's time away from politics gave him the opportunity to read Roman history and to write political treatises, most notably The Prince. The main theme of this short work about monarchal rule and survival is man's ...
but the man whose name inspired the term, Niccolo Machiavelli, didn’t operate by his own cynical rule book. Rather, when Machiavelli wroteThe Prince, his shrewd guidelines
Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip top if you must, but take the step. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away....
“The more sand had escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”—Niccolo Machiavelli “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”―Kahlil Gibran “If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it’s to...
Thus, since a prince is compelled of necessity to know well how to use the beast, he should pick the fox and the lion, because the lion does not defend itself from snares and the fox does not defend itself from wolves. So one needs to be a fox to recognize snares and a lion to ...
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Niccolo Machiavelli A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. Promises Quotations by Niccolo Machiavelli
Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach. —John Townsend Trowbridge 30 Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. —Niccolo Machiavelli ...
— Niccolò Machiavelli Cite This Quote Quote source:"Instructions given by Niccolo Machiavelli to Rafael Girolami, Ambassador to the Emperor,"The History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent; Together with The Prince, and Vari...
― Niccolo Machiavelli 130. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”― Helen Keller 131. “It’s over. I’m done. No more trying. I just give up. I finally see that you will never let our love be.”― Nicole Tran 132. ...
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