Find the best quotes, maxims and aphorisms of Niccolo Machiavelli

Biography : Italian diplomat, politician, philosopher, humanist and writer.
Born: 1469 - Died: 1527
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

Niccolo Machiavelli - Quotes

There are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts.
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince /

A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent.
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince /

Prudence

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince /

This is a common failing of mankind, never to anticipate a storm when the sea is calm.
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince /

Not to extinguish our free-will, I hold it to be true that fortune is the arbiter of one half of our actions, but that she still leaves us to direct the other half, or perhaps a little less.
Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince /

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