Maxioms by Niccolo Machiavelli
When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.
When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him read more
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have read more
States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
