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20 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Niccolo Machiavelli "

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1. “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

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

- Niccolo Machiavelli

3. "The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

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

- Niccolo Machiavelli

5. "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

6. "Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experiences what you really are."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

7. "Never was anything great achieved without danger."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

8. "Politics have no relation to morals."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

9. "It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile

as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free."

- 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. "A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted."

- 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. "I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven.

In the former, I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings, and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks, and apostles"

- Niccolo Machiavelli

14. "Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

15. "Either treat people well... or completely destroy them."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

16. "Appear as you may wish to be"

- Niccolo Machiavelli

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

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

- Niccolo Machiavelli

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

- Niccolo Machiavelli

19. “Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.”

- Niccolò Machiavelli

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

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

- Niccolo Machiavelli

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