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Niccolò Machiavelli

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

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles.

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless.

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

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

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

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.

Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

Niccolò Machiavelli