Machiavelli Quotes

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

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both"

"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"

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

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

"It is much safer to be feared than loved"