We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.

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• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  Politics have no relation to morals.

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefit

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ru

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in thi

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

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

• Niccolo Machiavelli:

  There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.