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20 Powerful Lessons From "Niccolo Machiavelli" to Become a Master

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1. “A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one’s own ignorance.”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

2. “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler

is to look at the men he has around him.”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

3. “The lion cannot protect himself from traps,
and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves.

One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps,
and a lion to frighten wolves.”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

4. "it is better to act and repent than not to act and regret."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

5. "Either treat people well...

or completely destroy them."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

6. "Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that

there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity

and are able to turn both to their advantage."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

7. "Make sure some people don't hate you

especially some powerful people."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

8. "Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality.

All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

9. "Appear as you may wish to be"

- Niccolo Machiavelli

10. "The wise man does at once what the fool does finally

Make decisions and act.

Analysis paralysis prevents many readers from moving forward and enables your competitors to seize the opportunity first."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

11. "Minds are of three kinds:

one is capable of thinking for itself;

another is able to understand the thinking of others;

and a third can neither think for itself nor understand the thinking of others.

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The first is of the highest excellence,

the second is excellent,

and the third is worthless."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

12. “Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth.

Develop the strength to do bold things, not to suffer.”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

13. “Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

14. "Everyone sees what you appear to be,

few experience what you really are."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

15. "Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Willingness to take calculated risks is a critical success factor
in business and leadership"

- Niccolo Machiavelli

16. "Power is the pivot on which everything hinges.

He who has the power is always right;
the weaker is always wrong."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

17. "Men are driven by two principal impulses,

either by love or by fear."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

18. "Politics have no relation to morals."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

19. "A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

20. "There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

Mental models are the most important ideas of each science
It is the way of thinking of the greatest in history.

With the help of books, etc,
It will internalize mental models in your head in a way that you will use them automatically.

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