My Favorite Quotations By Nicolo Machiavelli

"I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"Never was anything great achieved without danger." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." -Nicolo Machiavelli

"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." -Nicolo Machiavelli

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

"Before all else, be armed." -Nicolo Machiavelli

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